The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Peru to the Portuguese Republic[a] is the official representative of the Republic of Peru to the Portuguese Republic.
| Ambassador of Peru to Portugal | |
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Incumbent Carlos Manuel Gil De Montes Molinari since January 17, 2022 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Av. da Liberdade 144, Lisbon | |
| Residence | Calçada do Galvão 19, Lisbon[1] |
| Appointer | The President of Peru |
| Formation | 1826 |
| Website | Embassy of Peru in Portugal |
Relations between Peru and what was then the Kingdom of Portugal were established on March 26, 1853[2] and elevated to embassy level in 1938 with the Portuguese Republic,[3] having been maintained since. In contrast, Spain did not recognize Peru until after the Chincha Islands War, officially establishing relations in 1879.[4]
The first representatives of Peru to "the Old Continent", José Gregorio Paredes, and José Joaquín de Olmedo, were appointed by Simón Bolívar in 1826.[3] The first representative of Portugal, António José Alves Júnior, arrived in Lima and presented his credentials on November 15, 1945.[2]
List of representatives
| Name | Portrait | Term begin | Term end | President | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Gregorio Paredes |  | 1826 | ? | Simón Bolívar | First diplomatic agents.[3] |
| José Joaquín de Olmedo |  | 1826 | ? | Simón Bolívar | First diplomatic agents.[3] |
| Alberto Ureta |  | 1937 | ? | Óscar R. Benavides | As Consul-general.[5] |
| Jorge MacLean | 1949 | 1951 | Manuel A. Odría | As ambassador. MacLean concluded his term in 1951, returning to Lima after being named as ambassador to Ecuador on the same year, but being assassinated shortly after in Cieneguilla.[6] | |
| Augusto Morelli Pando | 1969 | 1972 | Juan Velasco Alvarado | As ambassador. | |
| Carmela Aguilar Ayanz | 1980 | 1984 | Fernando Belaúnde | First female ambassador to Portugal. | |
| Manuel Checa Solari | N/A | N/A | Alan García | Checa was named as ambassador to Portugal in 1986, but died in Lima shortly after, on August 2.[7] | |
| Jorge Plasencia Malpica | 1987 | 1989 | Alan García | As ambassador.[8] | |
| Harry Belevan-McBride |  | 1989 | 1993 | Alan García | As ambassador.[9] |
| Manuel Veramendi i Serra | 2001 | 2006 | Valentín Paniagua | As ambassador.[10][11] | |
| Luzmila Esther Zanabria Ishikawa | 2006 | 2009 | Alejandro Toledo | As ambassador.[12][13] | |
| Felipe Santiago Beraún Ugás | August 1, 2009 | August 10, 2011 | Alan García | As ambassador. He quit for health-related reasons.[14] | |
| Néstor Popolizio |  | November 1, 2011 | 2013 | Ollanta Humala | As ambassador.[15] |
| Enrique Armando Román Morey | October 7, 2013 | 2015 | Ollanta Humala | As ambassador.[16] | |
| Gloria Lissette Nalvarte Simoni | March 1, 2016 | 2017 | Ollanta Humala | As ambassador.[17] | |
| Hilda Maritza Puertas Valdivieso de Rodríguez | 2017 | 2020 | Pedro Pablo Kuczynski | As ambassador.[18][19] | |
| Carlos Manuel Gil De Montes Molinari | January 17, 2022 | Incumbent | Pedro Castillo | As ambassador. |