Embassy of Canada in Peru
LocationLima, Peru
AddressAv. Bolognesi 228
OpenedOctober 21, 1944
Jurisdiction Peru
 Bolivia
WebsiteOfficial website

The Embassy of Canada in Peru (French: Ambassade du Canada au Pérou, Spanish: Embajada de Canadá en Perú) represents the permanent diplomatic mission of Canada in Peru. The embassy is also accredited to Bolivia.

The current Canadian ambassador to Peru is Louis Marcotte.[1]

History

Canada and Peru established diplomatic relations on 21 October 1944.[2] Initially, relations between both nations took place in multilateral organizations. In May 1970, Canadian forces arrived in Peru soon after the Ancash earthquake to deliver humanitarian aid for two months in response to the request by President Juan Velasco Alvarado.[2]

The Canadian Embassy was established on October 21, 1944.[3]

In February 1997, during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis in Lima; Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori flew to Toronto and met with the Japanese Prime Minister, Ryutaro Hashimoto, to discuss Peru's handling of the hostage siege. Canada was chosen as a meeting place for the two heads of state because its Ambassador to Lima, Anthony Vincent, was a member of a commission of guarantors established to oversee negotiations to end the crisis.[4]

In March 2018, Peruvian President, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, was impeached from power. Martín Vizcarra was Ambassador of Peru to Canada and simultaneously was First Vice President of Peru. Upon the impeachment of President Kuczynski, Vizcarra left Canada and returned to Peru to take up the Presidency. In April 2018, Prime Minister Trudeau returned to Peru to attend the 8th Summit of the Americas in Lima. During his visit, Prime Minister Trudeau met with President Vizcarra and both leaders discussed enhancing bilateral commercial relations and underscored the many opportunities that exist for collaboration between Canadian and Peruvian companies. The Prime Minister and President also discussed the Crisis in Venezuela.[5]

Ambassadors

This Canadian diplomatic representation is headed by a head of mission who bears the title of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary.[3]

#NameTitleNominationLetter of credenceEnd
1stJean François Léon Henri LaureysAEP1944/06/211944/10/211946/11
2ndFreeman Massey TovellCA1946/11-1947/06/21
3rdJames Alexander StrongAEP1947/03/181947/06/211949/05
4thJames Murray CookCA1949/05-1950/09/27
5thJoseph Jacques Janvier Émile VaillancourtAEP1950/02/101950/09/27-
6thDonald Harry CheneyCA1955/01-1958/09/13
7thEvan Benjamin RogersAEP1955/06/231955/08/181958/01/25
8thAlfred John PickAEP1958/06/261958/09/131962/04/03
9thFreeman Massey TovellAEP1962/09/271962/11/071965/10/19
10thJoseph François-Xavier HoudeAEP1965/09/021965/12/071970/08/05
11thPierre Edgar Joseph CharpentierAEP1970/06/181970/10/121972/08/11
12thPierre L. TrottierAEP1973/09/041973/10/171976/07/06
13thOrmond Wilson DierAEP1976/05/271976/11/241979/08/25
14thJean-Yves GrenonAEP1979/04/041979/10/241982/08/20
15thMichael Richard BellAEP1981/07/291981/10/061985/06
16thKeith Arthur BezansonAEP1985/08/071985/09/061988/04
17thMargaret Anne CharlesAEP1988/08/111988/09/26-
18thJames Darrell LeachAEP1990/09/121990/09/19-
19thAnthony VincentAEP1992/02/111994/03/091997/06/18
20thGraeme C. ClarkAEP1997/07/101997/08/192001/08/27
21stHugues RousseauAEP2001/07/162001/09/282004/08/15
22ndGeneviève des RivièresAEP2004/08/092004/08/282008
23rdRichard LecoqAEP2008/07/042009/01/08-
24thPatricia FortierAEP2012/11/082012/12/132015
25thGwyneth KutzAEP2015/07/312016/01/212019/09
26thRalph JansenAEP2019/08/262019/10/23-

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Louis Marcotte, Embajador de Canadá para Perú y Bolivia". Government of Canada.
  2. 1 2 "75 años de amistad | Canadá y Perú celebran ejemplares relaciones diplomáticas (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  3. 1 2 "Liste des chefs de mission depuis 1880". Affaires mondiales Canada. Les relations diplomatiques entre le Pérou et le Canada furent établies le 29 janvier 1944. L'ambassade du Canada fut établie au Pérou le 21 octobre 1944.
  4. ↑ "Fujimori Softens Tone Before Talks in Canada (Published 1997)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-03-04.
  5. ↑ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with the President of Peru Martin Vizcarra
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