| Post: | Ambassador of Switzerland to Peru |
| Insignia: | Coat of Arms of Switzerland (Pantone).svg |
| Insigniasize: | 120px |
| Incumbent: | Paul Garnier |
| Incumbentsince: | 2021 |
| Style: | His Excellency |
| Appointer: | Swiss Federal Council |
| Inaugural: | Robert Weiss |
| Website: | Switzerland in Peru |
The ambassador of Switzerland to Peru is an officer of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the head of the Embassy of the Swiss Confederation to the Republic of Peru. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. From 1946 to 1962, the ambassador was concurrently accredited to Bolivia.[1]
Both countries established relations in 1884, and relations have been maintained since.[2] A Swiss consulate opened in Lima in 1884, being transformed into a consulate general in 1931, before being elevated to the rank of legation in 1946 and embassy in 1957. Peru also has an embassy in Bern.
During World War II, Switzerland represented Peru in Germany, Italy and France, at the same time representing those of the latter in Peru.[3] [4] [5]
| Incumbent | Start of term | End of term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Weiss | 1884 | 1895 | As Honorary Consul.[6] |
| Louis Maurer | 1907 | 1913 | As Honorary Consul. |
| Theodor Huldreich Thomann | 1913 | 1919 | As Honorary Consul. |
| Severino Marcionelli | 1922 | 1946 | As Honorary Consul, later Honorary General Consul. |
| Hans Adolf Berger | 1945 | 1960 | As Consul, then ambassador from 1957. |
| René Faessler | 1961 | 1965 | As ambassador. |
| Hansjörg Hess | 1965 | 1969 | As ambassador. |
| 1969 | 1976 | As ambassador. | |
| Henri Béglé | 1976 | 1980 | As ambassador. |
| 1980 | 1984 | As ambassador. | |
| Gérard Fonjallaz | 1984 | 1989 | As ambassador. |
| Sylvia Pauli | 1989 | 1992 | As ambassador. |
| Marcus Kaiser | 1993 | 1998 | As ambassador. |
| Eric Martin | 1998 | 2003 | As ambassador. |
| Beat Loeliger | 2003 | 2008 | As ambassador. |
| Peter Müller | 2008 | 2009 | As ambassador. |
| Anne-Pascale Krauer Müller | 2009 | 2013 | As ambassador.[7] |
| Hans-Ruedi Bortis | 2013 | 2016 | As ambassador.[8] |
| Markus Alexander Antonietti[9] | 2016 | 2021 | As ambassador.[10] [11] |
| Paul Garnier | 2021 | Incumbent | As ambassador.[12] |