List of ambassadors of the Czech Republic to Peru

The Czech ambassador in Lima is the official representative of the Government in Prague to the Government of Peru. The ambassador in Lima is also accredited to Bolivia.

Czechoslovakia first established relations with Peru on July 11, 1922. In 1937, the diplomatic representation between both countries was raised to the level of Embassy, with the Czechoslovak government opening an embassy in Lima the same year.

After the German occupation of Czechoslovakia—now the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia—Peru ceased to recognize Czechoslovakia as a sovereign state. However, as World War II progressed, Peru maintained relations with the Czechoslovak government-in-exile, among others, now based in London.

After the war, both countries reestablished relations, which continued into the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic until October 4, 1957, when Peru, under Manuel A. Odría's government, broke relations with the state. After the 1968 Peruvian coup d'état and the establishment of Juan Velasco Alvarado's Revolutionary Government, relations were renewed in 1968 and raised to the level of embassy in 1969.

Relations again continued into the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, and after the country ceased to exist in 1993, the Peruvian government recognized the Czech Republic and Slovakia as its successor states.

List of representatives Czechoslovakia (1922–1993)

Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Notes President of Czechoslovakia President of Peru Term endJaroslav NetoušekAs chargé d'affaires.Edvard BenešÓscar R. BenavidesFrantišek KadeřábekAs ambassador.Edvard BenešÓscar R. BenavidesAugustin LafarAs chargé d'affaires.Edvard BenešÓscar R. BenavidesRepresented by Germany(Czechoslovakia incorporated into Germany in 1938, diplomatic relations resumed in 1943)Vladimír PolodnaAs chargé d'affaires.Edvard Beneš (E)Manuel PradoVladimír SmetanaAs ambassador.Edvard Beneš (E)Manuel PradoVáclav KrestaAs ambassador.Edvard BenešJosé Luis Bustamante y RiveroAs chargé d'affaires.Edvard BenešJosé Luis Bustamante y RiveroRelations renewed to embassy level in 1968; embassy opened in LimaVěroslav VágnerAs chargé d'affaires.Alexander DubčekJuan Velasco AlvaradoJosef MejstříkAs ambassador.Gustáv HusákJuan Velasco AlvaradoMarian MasarikAlso accredited to Bolivia. (from Jindřich DEJMEK, Diplomacie Československa, Díl II. Biografický slovník československých diplomatů (1918-1992). Praha 2013, s. 487 - 488)Gustáv HusákAlan García

Czech Republic (1993–present)

Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Notes President of the Czech Republic President of Peru Term endMilan ŘádekAs (final) Chargé d'affaires (a.i.) of Czechoslovakia, his post continued after the dissolution of the country. He was thus the first representative to Peru.Václav HavelAlberto FujimoriĽubomír HladíkAs Chargé d'affaires (a.i). He was one of the hostages during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis.Václav HavelAlberto FujimoriJan KopeckýDuring his tenure, a Czech-Peruvian parliamentary league was inaugurated.Václav HavelAlberto FujimoriVéra ZemanováHer agrément for Bolivia was granted on May 18, 2006.Václav KlausAlejandro ToledoVladimir EisenbrukVáclav KlausAlan GarcíaPavel BechnýMiloš ZemanOllanta HumalaMichal SedláčekMiloš ZemanMartín VizcarraJosef HlobilMiloš ZemanPedro CastilloIncumbent

See also Czech Republic–Peru relations List of ambassadors of Peru to the Czech Republic List of ambassadors of Slovakia to Peru

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