List of ambassadors of the European Union to Peru

Head of Delegation of the European Union to Peru
Incumbent
Gaspar Frontini
since September 2021
Delegation of the European Union to Peru
Inaugural holderSabato Della Monica
FormationMarch 1991
WebsiteDelegation 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 Spanish citizen Gaspar Frontini.

Background

Main article: European Union–Peru relations

The delegation of what was then the European Economic Community in Lima opened in March 1991. 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. Despite the presence of the delegation, bilateral relations between both entities were formally established in 2000.[1]

List of representatives

Name
(and country) 		Term begin Term end President Notes
Italy Sabato Della Monica March 1991 1996 Jacques Delors First representative;[2] also accredited to Bolivia until 1995.[3]
France Jean-Michel Pérille 1997 2001 Jacques Santer [2]
Germany Mendel Goldstein 2001 September 2005 Romano Prodi [2]
Portugal Antonio Cardoso Mota 2005 October 2009 José Manuel Barroso [2]
Sweden Hans Allden 2010 2013 José Manuel Barroso Allden presented his credentials on January 15.[4]
Austria Irene Horejs 2013 2017 José Manuel Barroso Horejs presented her credentials on November 7.[5][6]
Spain Diego Mellado 2017 2021 Jean-Claude Juncker [7][8]
Spain Gaspar Frontini 2021 Ursula von der Leyen Frontini presented his credentials on October 7.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Maurtua de Romaña, Oscar (2017). Las relaciones entre el Perú y la Unión Europea. Revista de Relaciones Internacionales de la UNAM.
  2. ^ a b c d "Jefes de la Delegación de la Comisión Europea en el Perú". Delegación de la Unión Europea en el Perú.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Mandatario recibió cartas credenciales de embajadores en Palacio de Gobierno". Andina. 2010-01-15.
  5. ^ "Peruvian president receives credentials from foreign envoys". Andina. 2013-08-11.
  6. ^ "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático, Organismos Internacionales y Cuerpo Consular" (PDF). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 2015-03-01.
  7. ^ "Acerca del Embajador". Delegación de la Unión Europea en Perú. 2021-07-30.
  8. ^ "Diego Mellado culmina gestión como embajador de la Unión Europea en Perú". El Peruano. 2021-08-19.
  9. ^ "Presidente Castillo recibe cartas credenciales de seis embajadores y embajadoras". Gob.pe. 2021-10-07.