List of ambassadors of the European Union to Peru

Head of Delegation of the European Union to Peru
Incumbent Jonathan Hatwell since 2024
Delegation of the European Union to Peru
Inaugural holder	Sabato Della Monica
Formation	March 1991
Website	Delegation website

The Head of Delegation of the European Union in Lima is the official representative of the European Commission to the Government of Peru, based in the delegation in the district of San Isidro. The delegation also serves as a link between the EU and the Andean Community.

Since 2021, the current representative of the EU is Irish citizen Jonathan Hatwell.

Background

Main article: European Union–Peru relations

The delegation of what was then the European Economic Community in Lima opened in March 1991. It was previously housed at 165 Pasaje Alberto Lynch, in San Isidro District, Lima, ^[1] after which it operated at its own building in Comandante Espinar Avenue 719, ^[2] demolished in 2016. ^[3]

It is currently housed in the same building that houses the Colombian embassy in Lima, and was concurrently accredited to Bolivia until 1995, when a delegation opened in La Paz. ^[4] The ambassador's residence is located at Pezet 515, ^[5] a building next to Lima Golf Club  [ es ] designed by Austrian architect Hans Hollein and built from 2006 to 2011. ^{[6] [7] [8]} Despite the presence of the delegation, bilateral relations between both entities were formally established in 2000. ^[4]

List of representatives

Name (and country)	Term begin	Term end	President	Notes
Sabato Della Monica	March 1991	1996	Jacques Delors	First representative; [2] also accredited to Bolivia until 1995. [9]
Jean-Michel Pérille	1997	2001	Jacques Santer	[2]
Mendel Goldstein	2001	September 2005	Romano Prodi	[2]
Antonio Cardoso Mota	2005	October 2009	José Manuel Barroso	[2]
Hans Allden	2010	2013		Allden presented his credentials on January 15. [10]
Irene Horejs	2013	2017		Horejs presented her credentials on November 7. [11] [12]
Diego Mellado	2017	2021	Jean-Claude Juncker	[13] [14]
Gaspar Frontini	September 2021	2024	Ursula von der Leyen	Frontini presented his credentials on October 7. [15]
Jonathan Hatwell	2024	Incumbent

See also

• European Union–Peru relations
• List of ambassadors of Peru to the European Union

References

1. "Propuesta técnica" (PDF). Municipalidad de San Isidro. 2009. p. 79.
2. "Jefes de la Delegación de la Comisión Europea en el Perú". Delegación de la Unión Europea en el Perú.
3. "Cencosud tendría un Wong entre las avenidas Angamos y Arequipa". Gestión . 2016-06-06.
4. Maurtua de Romaña, Oscar (2017). Las relaciones entre el Perú y la Unión Europea. Revista de Relaciones Internacionales de la UNAM.
5. "Inauguración nueva residencia UE, 05/03/2014". UE en Perú. 2014-03-11.
6. "Pezet 515". Shell Arquitectos.
7. Concha, Alejandro (2010-12-01). "En Construcción Noticias: Hans Hollein realiza nuevo edificio en Lima, Perú". ArchDaily.
8. "Cultura y Ciencia § Diseño de Austria en el Perú: Hans Hollein". Embajada de Austria en Lima.
9. Documentos de política exterior (in Spanish). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 1991. p. 310. Prueba de ello es el establecimiento de una Delegación de la Comisión de la CE en Lima a cargo del Embajador Sábato Della Mónica en marzo último.
10. "Mandatario recibió cartas credenciales de embajadores en Palacio de Gobierno". Andina . 2010-01-15.
11. "Peruvian president receives credentials from foreign envoys". Andina . 2013-08-11.
12. "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático, Organismos Internacionales y Cuerpo Consular" (PDF). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores . 2015-03-01.
13. "Acerca del Embajador". Delegación de la Unión Europea en Perú. 2021-07-30.
14. "Diego Mellado culmina gestión como embajador de la Unión Europea en Perú". El Peruano . 2021-08-19.
15. "Presidente Castillo recibe cartas credenciales de seis embajadores y embajadoras". Gob.pe . 2021-10-07.