| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | Venezuela to Peru |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Venezuela.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Venezuela |
| Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Nominatorpost: | President of Venezuela |
| Appointer: | The President of Venezuela |
| Inaugural: | Andrés María Álvarez[1] |
The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Venezuela to the Republic of Peru is the official representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Republic of Peru.
Relations between both countries were established in 1853,[2] and relations have been continued since, although relations have twice been frozen (but never severed):[3] in 2001, over a dispute regarding the extradition of Vladimiro Montesinos,[4] and in 2017, when Peru recalled its ambassador and expelled its Venezuelan counterpart.[5]
| Name | Portrait | Appointed | Letters of credence / Exequatur | Term end | Head of state | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As Consul of Venezuela in Lima. | ||||||
| As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. | ||||||
| ? | As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. | |||||
| As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. | ||||||
| As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. | ||||||
| As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. | ||||||
| As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. | ||||||
| As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. | ||||||
Relations severed by Venezuela due to the 1992 Peruvian self-coup[6] | ||||||
| As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. He was a hostage during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis from December 17 to 22.[7] [8] [9] | ||||||
| ? | As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. | |||||
| after [10] | As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.[11] | |||||
| [12] [13] | As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.[14] [15] | |||||
Relations suspended between both countries after a diplomatic incident | ||||||
| [16] | after [17] | As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary;[18] first representative after the severing of relations.[19] After his term, he left for Honduras.[20] | ||||
| [21] | N/A | N/A | His appointment was made official on December 14, 2009. However, it was annulled before he could take office one month later due to a political crisis involving the Peruvian approval of Manuel Rosales's request for political asylum and due to the fact that Medina was under house arrest after being accused of sexually assaulting the underaged daughter of Héctor Soto, Venezuela's then Culture Minister.[22] | |||
| First served as the embassy's third secretary, being appointed as chargé d'affaires on June 11.[23] [24] [25] During his tenure as ambassador, which lasted until July 2014,[26] he was in charge of the embassy's ceremonies during the death of Hugo Chávez, which included a book of condolence[27] and the flag at half-mast.[28] [29] | ||||||
| [30] | During his tenure, bilateral relations were frozen and he was expelled on July 11, 2017.[31] | |||||
Relations suspended by Peru; Juan Guaidó recognised as president in 2019 | ||||||
| [32] | [33] | After Peru suspended its relations in 2017, officially recognising Juan Guaidó as the legitimate head of state of Venezuela, Scull was appointed by the National Assembly as the diplomatic representative to Peru.[34] During this period, the Venezuelan embassy in Lima remained open, although relations were only maintained to a consular level. Due to Scull's inability and unwillingness to occupy the embassy to avoid another diplomatic incident,[35] a parallel embassy was opened in the district of Pueblo Libre until 2021.[36] | ||||
Relations normalised in 2021; Maduro recognised by Peru again | ||||||
| [37] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Appointed after the normalisation of bilateral relations. | |||||