Embassy of Canada, Lima

Embassy of Canada in Peru
Map
LocationLima, Peru
AddressAv. Bolognesi 228
OpenedOctober 21, 1944
AmbassadorLouis Marcotte
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

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Main article: Canada–Peru relations

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

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

# Name Title Nomination Letter of credence End
1st Jean François Léon Henri Laureys AEP 1944/06/21 1944/10/21 1946/11
2nd Freeman Massey Tovell CA 1946/11 - 1947/06/21
3rd James Alexander Strong AEP 1947/03/18 1947/06/21 1949/05
4th James Murray Cook CA 1949/05 - 1950/09/27
5th Joseph Jacques Janvier Émile Vaillancourt AEP 1950/02/10 1950/09/27 -
6th Donald Harry Cheney CA 1955/01 - 1958/09/13
7th Evan Benjamin Rogers AEP 1955/06/23 1955/08/18 1958/01/25
8th Alfred John Pick AEP 1958/06/26 1958/09/13 1962/04/03
9th Freeman Massey Tovell AEP 1962/09/27 1962/11/07 1965/10/19
10th Joseph François-Xavier Houde AEP 1965/09/02 1965/12/07 1970/08/05
11th Pierre Edgar Joseph Charpentier AEP 1970/06/18 1970/10/12 1972/08/11
12th Pierre L. Trottier AEP 1973/09/04 1973/10/17 1976/07/06
13th Ormond Wilson Dier AEP 1976/05/27 1976/11/24 1979/08/25
14th Jean-Yves Grenon AEP 1979/04/04 1979/10/24 1982/08/20
15th Michael Richard Bell AEP 1981/07/29 1981/10/06 1985/06
16th Keith Arthur Bezanson AEP 1985/08/07 1985/09/06 1988/04
17th Margaret Anne Charles AEP 1988/08/11 1988/09/26 -
18th James Darrell Leach AEP 1990/09/12 1990/09/19 -
19th Anthony Vincent AEP 1992/02/11 1994/03/09 1997/06/18
20th Graeme C. Clark AEP 1997/07/10 1997/08/19 2001/08/27
21st Hugues Rousseau AEP 2001/07/16 2001/09/28 2004/08/15
22nd Geneviève des Rivières AEP 2004/08/09 2004/08/28 2008
23rd Richard Lecoq AEP 2008/07/04 2009/01/08 -
24th Patricia Fortier AEP 2012/11/08 2012/12/13 2015
25th Gwyneth Kutz AEP 2015/07/31 2016/01/21 2019/09
26th Ralph Jansen AEP 2019/08/26 2019/10/23 -

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Louis Marcotte, Embajador de Canadá para Perú y Bolivia". Government of Canada.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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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