| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | Austria to the Republic of Peru |
| Insignia: | Austria Bundesadler.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Austria |
| Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Incumbent: | Gerhard Zettl |
| Incumbentsince: | 2019 |
| Inaugural: | Wilhelm Brauns as Honorary Consul |
The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Austria to Peru is the official representative of the Republic of Austria to the Republic of Peru. The ambassador in Lima is also accredited to Bolivia.[1]
Both countries established relations in the 19th century. In 1851, Austria-Hungary recognized the independence of Peru, and both countries subsequently established relations.[2] By 1859, ethnic Germans from Austria and Germany established and founded the colony of Pozuzo.[2] [3]
As a result of World War I, Peru severed relations with both Germany and Austria-Hungary, reestablishing them with the First Austrian Republic after the war.[4] After the incorporation of Austria into the German Reich in 1938, Peru ceased to have relations with Austria, instead continuing its relations with Germany until 1942.[5] During this period, the Austrian population in Peru saw itself polarized between Austrian loyalists and National Socialists.[6]
In 1947, Peru recognized the Republic of Austria,[2] [7] and in 1949, bilateral relations were resumed, being elevated to embassy level in 1968.[2]
| Name | Term begin | Term end | Head of state | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First honorary consul and representative of Austria-Hungary to Peru. His term began with the opening of the consulate on the same year. | |||||
| The honorary consulate in Lima closed in 1919. |
| Name | Term begin | Term end | Head of state | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honorary Consul. Died in office. The honorary consul's office remained empty from 1922 to 1926. | |||||
| A dedicated National Socialist, he was criticized by opponents of the movement in Peru, who called for his removal. He was also accredited to the legation in Brazil. | |||||
Represented by Germany | |||||
| Accredited from the legation in Santiago, Chile since 1948. He delivered his credentials to then president Manuel A. Odría on November 2, 1949. Preparations for the opening of a Peruvian embassy in Vienna and an honorary consulate in Lima took place around the same time. | |||||
| The legation in Santiago was elevated to an embassy in 1953. During this time, Alfred C. Buchner was named honorary consul in Lima, an office he held until his death in 1992. Buchner was succeeded by his daughter Elfriede Buchner, who ran the consulate until its closure in 2001. | |||||
| Accredited from Santiago. Attems presented his credentials in Lima on September 12, 1955. | |||||
| Accredited from Santiago. Zedtwitz presented his credentials in Lima on October 13, 1958. | |||||
| Accredited from Santiago. | |||||
| First resident ambassador in Lima after the establishment of an embassy. | |||||
| He was one of the hostages during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis. | |||||
| [8] | [9] | ||||
| Incumbent | |||||