The Embassy of France in Peru (, ) represents the permanent diplomatic mission of France in Peru. It is located at 3415 Arequipa Avenue, in San Isidro District, Lima.
The current French ambassador to Peru is Marc Giacomini.
History
Both countries in 1826 and have maintained them since. Relations were severed once during World War II with the French State of Philippe Pétain, with Peru instead establishing relations with Free France and normalizing its relations with said government after the war, elevating the relations to embassy level.Speech by President Manuel Prado Ugarteche (in Spanish)World War II Country Trends: Perú
For the first half of the 20th century, the French legation was located at the Quinta Heeren.
In 1973, Peru again severed diplomatic relations with France in protest of French nuclear testing in the South Pacific Ocean. The rupture lasted until 1975.Official rupture is first in 10 years for France
In December 1996, Hyacinthe D'Montera, the embassy's cultural attaché, became one of the hundreds of initial hostages during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis.
Residence The official residence of the ambassador is a manor located at 302 General Portillo, also in San Isidro.
List of representatives Name Portrait Term begin Term end Head of state Notes Inspector General of Trade with France. Consul General/Charges d'Affaires. Relations severed in 1835 by Prime Minister Manuel Bartolomé Ferreyros. Consul General and Charges d'Affaires. Chargé d'affaires. Cousin of Ferdinand de Lesseps and personal friend of Ramón Castilla. Chargé d'affaires. Chargé d'affaires. Chargé d'affaires. Minister Plenipotentiary, proposed 1891 arbitration negotiations on the . Relations severed in 1973, restored in 1975 Cécile Pozzo di Borgo Emmanuel Macron Incumbent
See also Embassy of Peru, Paris France–Peru relations List of ambassadors of Peru to France
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