| Post: | Ambassador |
| Incumbent: | Jaime G. Serrano |
| Style: | His Excellency |
| Formation: | --> |
The Panamanian ambassador in Lima is the official representative of the Government in Panama City to the government of Peru.
Both countries established relations on December 18, 1903, after the Separation of Panama from Colombia. Relations have continued since, with both countries having close ties both historically and currently.[1]
The ambassadors of Panama have been involved in a number of political events in Peru, most notably the 1954 extradition of Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre[2] and the 1996 Japanese embassy hostage crisis.[3] [4] [5] [6]
| Name | Term begin | Term end | President | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrique Geenzier | Harmodio Arias Madrid | Accredited from Venezuela. | ||
| Aníbal Ríos Delgado | Arnulfo Arias | The third in line to the presidency after Arnulfo Arias was overthrown in 1941, he refused the office after being threatened with prison.[7] | ||
| Adolfo Arias Espinosa | [8] | [9] | Arnulfo Arias | |
| Raúl De Roux | José Antonio Remón Cantera | De Roux was one of the diplomats who accompanied Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre when he left the Colombian embassy in 1954. He resumed control of the embassy on January 22, 1955. On October 16, chargé d'affaires Samuel Fábrega Goytia arrived in Lima.[10] | ||
| Boris Moreno Contreras | [11] | Demetrio B. Lakas | Moreno inaugurated the Consulate of Panama in Arequipa in 1977.[12] The consulate closed in 1993.[13] | |
| Gerardo Arias | Guillermo Endara | [14] | ||
| Carlos Luis Linares Brin | [15] | [16] | Ernesto Pérez Balladares | Linares, the brother of future first lady Marta Linares Brin, was one of the ambassadors during the 1996 Japanese embassy hostage crisis. |
| Roberto Díaz Herrera | Martín Torrijos | |||
| Carlos Luis Linares Brin | Ricardo Martinelli | Second term as ambassador to Peru. | ||
| Nicole Danette Wolcovinsky De Ycaza[17] | [18] | Juan Carlos Varela | ||
| Jaime G. Serrano | [19] | Incumbent | Laurentino Cortizo | |