List of ambassadors of Colombia to Peru

Ambassador of Colombia

Seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Incumbent
Eufracio Morales
Chargé d'Affaires
since December 2022

Style| His Excellency
Nominator| The President of Colombia
Appointer| The President
Formation| 1821
Website| Embassy of Colombia - Lima

The ambassador of Colombia to Peru is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Colombia to Peru, in the following is a list of ambassadors of Colombia or other chiefs of mission. The title given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.

The ambassador services the Embassy of Colombia, located in the district of San Isidro, Lima. The building that houses the embassy also houses the delegation of the European Union to Peru.[1]

## Background[edit]

Main article: Colombia–Peru relations

Both countries established relations on June 6, 1822.[2] Relations were initially amicable, although a territorial dispute soon led to conflict between both states. The first such conflict was the Gran Colombia–Peru War, being followed by skirmishes that would last almost a century after, culminating in the 20th century Battle of La Pedrera and the Colombia–Peru War, ultimately being resolved by the Salomón–Lozano Treaty and the 1934 Rio Protocol.

Relations remained amicable, with both countries cooperating in several international organizations,[3] until 2023, when Colombian president Gustavo Petro's comments in support of the ongoing protests in favour of deposed president Pedro Castillo and against president Dina Boluarte caused controversy in Peru, with relations being downgraded at a ministerial level.[4][5]

## List of representatives[edit]

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Representative  | Title  | Term start  | Term end  | Notes

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Joaquín Mosquera | MP | October 1, 1821 | 1823 | First representative; accredited to Peru, Chile and Argentina.
Cristóbal de Armero  | C | 1822 | June 25, 1827 | Presented by Minister Mosquera and confirmed by V.P. Santander. He was named by Simón Bolívar as consul. In 1925, he was recognised as chargé d'affaires of the Colombian legation until he ceased to be recognised by the Peruvian government.[6]
CdA | January 1825 | June 25, 1827
Luis Urdaneta | CP | March 1823 | April 1823 | He left Guayaquil on March 13 and had returned by April 13.[6]
Juan Paz del Castillo | P* | March 1823 | March 1823 | Designated to commemorate the aid agreement signed on March 18.[6]
Antonio José de Sucre | MP | April 12, 1823?  | June 4, 1823 | He reached Lima aboard the schooner Guayaliqueña on May 4 and presented his credentials on May 11, receiving his instructions on April 13 (and additional ones on May 25). His term de facto ended when he joined the United Army.[6]
José Gabriel Pérez  | CG | November 16, 1824 | April 1, 1825 | Col. Pérez (1780–1828)[7] was recognised in November, quitting the same day he was named as Bolívar's secretary.[6]
Antonio José de Sucre | MP | N/A  | N/A  | Appointed on March 25, 1825, he did not take office due to him being in charge of the government in Bolivia.[6]
Carlos Eloy Demarquet | SC | June 25, 1829 | August 10, 1829 | In charge of delivering Bolívar's letter to Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente, he presented his credentials on July 25 and returned in August.[6]
Pedro Gual Escandón | P | August 31, 1829 | September 1829 | Named in August, he signed the Larrea–Gual Treaty on September 22.[6]
Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera | MP | October 21, 1829 | July 24, 1830 | After being formally named, he presented his credentials on November 30 and received his instructions on January 20, resigning in July via a note.[6]
Francisco Eugenio Tamariz and Domingo Agustín Gómez  | Co.* | October 10, 1829?  | October 1829 | Sent to Tumbes to resolve the border dispute, they received their instructions on the same day they were named.[6]
José María Romero and Federico J. Freundt  | Co.* | 1830 |  | [6]
Rufino Cuervo y Barreto | MP* | January 27, 1842 |  | [6]
Juan de Francisco Martín  | DP* | December 11, 1847 | March 1, 1848 | Replaced José Vicente Martínez, who had been originally named, as delegate to the American Congress of Lima.[6]
José María Obando | MP | July 10, 1850 | October 19, 1850 | In October, Peruvian Foreign Minister Manuel Ferreyros stated that "the Government would prefer not to receive him in his public capacity."[6]
Mariano Arosemena | CdA | July 1851 | September 10, 1852 | Recognised on December 10. He was named minister resident on September 10, 1852.[6]
MR | September 10, 1852 | June 1853
Manuel Ancízar | CdA |  | 1855 | [6]
Florentino Gonzales  | MP | March 1859 | 1860 | After being named, he presented his credentials May 3.[6]
Próspero Pereira Gamba  | CdA | 1862 |  | [6]
Pablo Arosemena | MP | 1879 | 1880 | Accredited to Peru and Chile.[8]
José María González Valencia | MP | 1917 | July 1919 | He presented his credentials on May 5, 1918.[6]
Manuel Antonio Carvajal  | CdA* | July 1919 | May 8, 1920 | Originally a secretary, he was recognised on July 1919.[6]
Fabio Lozano Torrijos | MP | 1920 | 1930 | He presented his credentials on May 8, 1920, and was a signatory of the 1922 Salomón–Lozano Treaty. His sons Fabio [es] and Carlos [es] served as secretary and civil attaché, respectively.[6]
Antonio Gómez Restrepo [es] | AE* | July 28, 1921 | July 28, 1921 | Sent to the Centennial celebrations in Lima.[6]
Antonio José Uribe [es] | AE* | December 9, 1924 | December 9, 1924 | Sent to the Centennial celebrations in Ayacucho.[6]
Miguel Jiménez López [es] | ?  | December 9, 1924 | December 9, 1924 | Sent to the Centennial celebrations in Ayacucho.
Fabio Lozano Torrijos | AE* | October 12, 1929 | October 12, 1929 | Sent to the inauguration of Augusto B. Leguía.[6]
CdA* | 1930 | October 20, 1931 | Recognised in 1930.[6]
MP | October 20, 1931 | February 15, 1933 | Left aboard the steamer Santa Clara on February 23 due to the Colombia–Peru War.[6]
Laureano García [es] | EEP | September 1932 | January 16, 1933 | Named in September, he presented his credentials on October 11, receiving the same orders as Lozano to leave the country immediately due to the war.[6]
Fred Morris Dearing | AEP | February 18, 1933 | 1933 | U.S. Ambassador to Peru; in charge of Colombian interests in Peru due to the war.[6]
Alfonso López Pumarejo | \-  | May 18, 1933 | May 22, 1933 | Invited by Óscar R. Benavides to visit Lima in order to improve relations after corresponding with him during his electoral campaign.[6]
Gabriel Turbay | MP | June 15, 1934 | December 7, 1934 | Named in June, he presented his credentials on August 6.[6]
Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez | AEP | November 28, 1939 | December 23, 1939 | First ambassador to Peru. He presented his credentials on December 23.[6]
Luis López de Mesa | PD | December 1938 | December 1938 | López and his delegation travelled to Lima to attend the Eighth International Conference of American States.[6]
Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez | A* | December 8, 1939 | December 8, 1939 | Sent to attend the inauguration of Manuel Prado.[6]
Eduardo Caballero Calderón | CdA* | December 23, 1939 | April 4, 1940 | Recognised on December 23, 1939.[6]
Eduardo Restrepo Sáenz | AEP | April 4, 1940 | January 17, 1941 | Second ambassador to Peru. He was named on February 22.[6]
Luis López de Mesa | \-  | September 1941 | September 1941 | Official guest of the Peruvian government.[6]
Francisco José Chaux [es] | AEP | January 17, 1942 | 1943 | Third ambassador to Peru. He presented his credentials on January 17.[6]
Ignacio Ortiz Lozano  | CdA* | 1943 | December 23, 1943 | Started as secretary.[6]
Ramón Santodomingo Vila [es] | \-  | 1943 | 1943 | Invited by the Peruvian government.[6]
Eduardo Zuleta Ángel [es] | AEP | December 23, 1943 | 1947 | Named on December 23.[6]
Carlos Echeverri Cortés | AEP | July 16, 1947 | November 16, 1949 | Sixth ambassador to Peru.
Evaristo Sourdis | A* | July 28, 1956 | July 28, 1956 | Sent to attend the inauguration of Manuel Prado[6]
Diego Uribe Vargas | AEP | 1973 | 1973 | [9]
Luis Guillermo Grillo  | AEP | March 1996 | 1999[10] | Grillo was one of three Colombians (the other being his wife and UNESCO representative Patricia Uribe) who avoided the Japanese embassy hostage crisis, with the couple leaving the residence fifteen minutes before the assault due to their participation in a meeting at the Apostolic Nunciature to Peru.[11]
Álvaro Pava Camelo [es] | AEP | January 30, 2006 | July 31, 2009 |
María Claudia Mosquera Jaramillo  | AEP | 2009 | 2011 | [12]
Jorge Visbal Martelo | AEP | February 2, 2011 | March 14, 2012 |
Luis Eladio Pérez | AEP | September 14, 2012 | 2013 | [13]
María Elvira Pombo Holguín | AEP | November 1, 2013 | November 27, 2017 | [14]
Mónica Lanzetta Mutis[15] | AEP | January 31, 2018 | 2018 | [16]
María Claudia Mosquera Jaramillo  | AEP | December 14, 2018 | December 2022 | [12][17][18]
Gloria Arias Nieto  | AEP | N/A  | N/A  | Designated in 2022,[19] but did not take office.
Eufracio Morales  | CdA | N/A  | Incumbent | Head of mission of the Colombian embassy since Mosquera's departure in 2022.[4]

## See also[edit]

* Colombia–Peru relations
* List of ambassadors of Peru to Colombia

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Quiénes somos". Delegación de la Unión Europea en Perú. 2021-07-30.
2. ^ "Cancillería de Colombia: Perú". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Archived from the original on 2012-12-27.
3. ^ "Relaciones Bilaterales de Perú y Colombia". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
4. ^ a b "Perú retira de manera definitiva a su embajador en Colombia". El Comercio. 2023-03-30.
5. ^ "Cancillería entrega nota con enérgica protesta a embajada de Colombia". El Peruano. 2023-01-23.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao Bákula, Juan Miguel (1997). Las relaciones internacionales entre Perú y Colombia (in Spanish). Editorial Temis. pp. 372–390. ISBN 9789583501302.
7. ^ "Pérez, José Gabriel". Diccionario de Historia de Venezuela. Fundación Empresas Polar.
8. ^ "Pablo Arosemena continúa con la transición liberal". La Estrella de Panamá. 2011-12-02.
9. ^ "Su historia". Fundación Diego Uribe Vargas.
10. ^ "EMBAJADOR COLOMBIANO CONDECORADO AL TERMINO DE SUS FUNCIONES". Caracol Radio. 1999-02-24.
11. ^ "A salvo embajador colombiano". El Tiempo. 1996-12-19.
12. ^ a b "Egresada del Programa de Derecho es Embajadora del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores en Perú". Universidad de San Buenaventura Cali.
13. ^ "Embajador de Colombia en Perú, Luis Eladio Pérez, presentó Copias de Cartas Credenciales". Cancillería. 2012-09-14.
14. ^ "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático, Organismos Internacionales y Cuerpo Consular" (PDF). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 2015-03-01.
15. ^ Directorio de Cooperación Técnica Internacional 2018-2019 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2018.
16. ^ "Embajadora Mónica Lanzetta Mutis presentó cartas credenciales al Presidente del Perú, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski". Cancillería. 2018-01-31.
17. ^ "La nueva Embajadora de Colombia en el Perú, Maria Claudia Mosquera Jaramillo, presentó cartas credenciales al Presidente Martín Vizcarra Cornejo". Cancillería. 2018-12-14.
18. ^ "Sin Embajador en Perú, Colombia enfrenta una presión diplomática difícil". Las 2 Orillas. 2022-12-15.
19. ^ Pombo, Lucas (December 16, 2022). "Gloria Arias Nieto sería la embajadora de Colombia en Perú". wradio.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.

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