| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | Cuba to Peru |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Cuba.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Cuba |
| Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Incumbent: | Carlos Rafael Zamora Rodríguez |
| Nominatorpost: | President of Cuba |
| Appointer: | The President of Cuba |
| Formation: | 20th century |
The Cuban ambassador to Peru is the highest diplomatic representative of the Republic of Cuba to the Republic of Peru.
Peru and Cuba formally established relations in 1902.[1] [2] Peru had previously recognised and assisted Cuban independence through an official government decree issued on August 13, 1869, during the Ten Years' War, and with ambassador to the U.S. Manuel de Freyre y Santander successfully embargoing 30 gunboats that Spain had built to blockade the island, constantly maintaining a posture in favour of the country's separation from the Spanish Empire prior to its formal independence in 1902.[3]
After the Cuban Revolution, relations continued, but their troubled nature led to Peru to sever diplomatic relationships on December 30, 1960.[3] After the establishment of Juan Velasco Alvarado's Revolutionary Government, Peru reestablished its relations with Cuba on 8 July 1972, which have remained since.[1] [2]
| Name | Title | Term begin | Term end | Head of state | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrosio Valiente y Duany | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes | Accredited in Peru and Bolivia. | |||
| Manuel Márquez Sterling | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes | Representing the so-called Republic in Arms. In 1872, his son of the same name was born in Lima while he was in office.[4] | |||
1902: Relations formally established between Cuba and Peru | |||||
| Manuel Márquez Sterling | [5] | José Miguel Gómez | First representative of Cuba to Peru. He was received on August 26 by then president Augusto B. Leguía.[6] | ||
| Charles Aguirre y Santiuste | [7] | José Miguel Gómez | Resigned after a few months in office.[8] | ||
| Carlos de Armenteros y de Cárdenas | Mario García Menocal | [9] | |||
| Nicolás de Cárdenas y Chappotin | Mario García Menocal | He arrived to Lima on May 5, alongside the legation's secretary, Calixto Whitmarsh García.[10] | |||
| José Luis Gómez Garriga | [11] | Mario García Menocal | [12] | ||
| Luis Alejandro Baralt y Peoli | Mario García Menocal | Named in 1918,[13] he was the husband of Blanche Zacharie Hutchings and the father of playwright Luis A. Baralt.[14] | |||
| Enrique J. Varona Roura | Gerardo Machado | [15] | |||
| Orlando Freyre y Cisneros | [16] | Carlos Mendieta | The embassy was left in charge of consul Luis Duany Griñán after the end of his term.[17] | ||
| Alberto Díaz Pardo | Federico Laredo Brú | Agrément granted on March 21, 1938.[18] | |||
| Emilio Núñez Portuondo | Federico Laredo Brú | Núñez presented his credentials on November 15. | |||
| Manuel Wall González | Federico Laredo Brú | Sent to the inauguration of Manuel Prado Ugarteche.[19] | |||
| Miguel A. Xiques Macías | [20] | [21] | Fulgencio Batista | Xiques arrived on February 1, presenting his credentials on the 9th. | |
| Luis Ricardo Alonso | [22] | Manuel Urrutia Lleó | He left Peru after his pro-Castro activities were uncovered by police.[23] This incident led to Peru severing relations with Cuba on December of the same year. | ||
No relations from 1960 to 1972 | |||||
| Antonio Núñez Jiménez | Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado | [24] | |||
| Pedro Díaz Arce | [25] | Fidel Castro | He was one of the hostages during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis. | ||
| Benigno Pérez Fernández | Fidel Castro | [26] [27] | |||
| Rogelio Sierra Díaz | Fidel Castro | [28] | |||
| Luis Delfín Pérez Osorio | Fidel Castro | He was named in September 2006.[29] In 2011, he was decorated for his efforts during the 2007 Peru earthquake.[30] | |||
| Juana Martínez González | Raúl Castro | [31] | |||
| Sergio González Gonzáles[32] | Raúl Castro | [33] [34] | |||
| Carlos Rafael Zamora Rodríguez | Incumbent | Miguel Díaz-Canel | [35] [36] | ||