List of ambassadors of Peru to India

Ambassador of Peru to the Republic of India
Great Seal of Peru
Incumbent Javier Manuel Paulinich Velarde since December 25, 2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style	His or Her Excellency
Appointer	The President of Peru
Inaugural holder	Julio Eduardo Sarmiento Calmet
Formation	1963
Website	Embassy of Peru in India

The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Peru to the Republic of India is the official representative of the Republic of Peru to the Republic of India.

The ambassador in New Delhi is generally accredited to neighbouring countries, such as Afghanistan (suspended since 2021),^[1] Bangladesh, Iran, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.^[2]

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 March 1963, which have continued since.^[3]

List of representatives

Name	Portrait	Term begin	Term end	President	Notes
Julio Eduardo Sarmiento Calmet [es]		May 6, 1963	December 31, 1972	Nicolás Lindley López	First representative of Peru to India.[4]
Alberto Homero MacLean Urzúa		1975	1977	Juan Velasco Alvarado	As ambassador; concurrent to Iran and Sri Lanka.[5]
Jorge Ramirez Del Rio		1982	January 27, 1984	Fernando Belaúnde	Ramirez presented his credentials to President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy on March 26, 1982.[6] He went into a coma on January 24, 1984, dying three days later.[7][8]
Alejandro San Martín		c. 1992	1996	Alberto Fujimori	As ambassador.[9][10]
Carlos Higueras Ramos		1996	1999	Alberto Fujimori	Higueras presented his credentials to President Shankar Dayal Sharma on November 18, 1996.[11][12]
Luis Rodomiro Hernández Ortiz		2000	2002	Alberto Fujimori	As ambassador.[13]
Benjamín Alejandro Ruiz Sobero		2002	2006	Alejandro Toledo	As ambassador.[14][15]
Javier Manuel Paulinich Velarde		2009	2015	Alan García	As ambassador; concurrent in Sri Lanka, Iran, Bangladesh, Nepal and the Maldives.[16][17]
Jorge Juan Castañeda Méndez		October 12, 2016	2019	Pedro Pablo Kuczynski	Castañeda presented his credentials to President Shri Pranab Mukherjee on November 30, 2016.[18][19]
Carlos Rafael Polo Castañeda		May 1, 2019	2022	Martín Vizcarra	As ambassador.[20][21][22]
Javier Manuel Paulinich Velarde		December 25, 2022	Incumbent	Dina Boluarte	As ambassador.[23]

See also

• List of ambassadors of India to Peru

References

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2. "Non Resident Representations from india". Embassy of Peru in India. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
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4. "Peru, India celebrate bonding with photo exhibit". Andina. 2013-05-22.
5. "Informe del Servicio Diplomático de la República 2007". Transparencia RREE. En el exterior se desempeñó [...] en 1975 Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario del Perú en la India, simultáneamente en Irán y Sri Lanka
6. Indian and Foreign Review. Vol. 20. Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1982. p. 29. The new Ambassador of Peru, Dr Jeorge Ramirez del Rio, presented his credentials to the President on 26 March.
7. "PERUVIAN AMBASSADOR DIES". Near East/South Asia Report / The Statesman. 1984-01-28. p. 114. The Ambassador of Peru to India, Mr Jorge Ramirez Del Rio, (49), died here this evening, reports PTI. Mr Rio had been in coma since January 24. While his daughter is in the capital, the other members of his family are expected to reach here tomorrow.
8. Thomas, K.K. (1984). Asian Recorder. Recorder Press. p. 17644. Peruvian Envoy Dead: The Ambassador of Peru to India, Dr. Jorge Ramirez Del Rio, died in New Delhi on January 27. He was 40. Dr. Rio had been in coma since January 24.
9. "El humanismo en César Vallejo". Instituto Cervantes de Nueva Delhi. 2010-04-27.
10. Prasad Ganguly, Shyama (1995). Tierras lejanas voces cercanas: estudios sobre el acercamiento Indo-Ibero-Americano (in Spanish). Indian Council for Cultural Relations & Wiley Eastern. p. 655. ISBN 9788122407334. Colaboradores – Alejandro San Martín: Embajador actual del Perú en la India, escritor y especialista у en estudios internacionales.
11. "The Ambassador-Designate of Peru to India, H.E. Mr. Carlos Higueras Ramos presenting his credentials to the President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on November 18, 1996". Digital Photo Library Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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13. "RESOLUCIÓN SUPREMA Nº 060-2002-RE: Dan por terminadas funciones de Embajador del Perú en la India". El Peruano. 2002-02-25.
14. "RESOLUCIÓN SUPREMA Nº 258-2005-RE: Nombran a Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario del Perú en la India para que se desempeñe simultáneamente como Embajador Concurrente en la República de Maldivas". El Peruano. 2005-10-18.
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16. "Gobierno cesa de sus cargos a 14 embajadores". Gestión. 2014-06-17.
17. "EMBAJADOR JAVIER PAULINICH VELARDE - CV" (PDF). SELA.
18. "RESOLUCIÓN SUPREMA N° 218-2018-RE: Dan por terminadas las funciones de Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario del Perú ante la República de la India, República de Maldivas, República Democrática Socialista de Sri Lanka, República Federal Democrática de Nepal y República Popular de Bangladesh". El Peruano. 2018-11-23.
19. "Embajador del Perú en la India presenta sus Cartas Credenciales ante el Presidente de Bangladesh". Gob.pe. 2017-08-04.
20. "Carlos Rafael Polo Castañeda". Embajada del Perú en India.
21. "Carlos Rafael Polo Castañeda - Embajador".
22. "RESOLUCIÓN SUPREMA N° 056-2022-RE: Dan por terminadas las funciones de Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario del Perú en la República de la India". El Peruano. 2022-05-06.
23. "Nombran embajadores en cuatro países". El Peruano. 2022-12-25.