| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | Italy to Peru |
| Native Name: | L'ambasciatore italiano a Lima |
| Insignia: | Emblem of Italy.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 120px |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of Italy |
| Incumbent: | Massimiliano Mazzanti |
| Inaugural: | Luis Baratta (Representing Sardinia) |
The Ambassador of Italy in Peru (es|Embajador de Italia en Lima) is the head of the diplomatic mission of the Italian Republic in the Republic of Peru.
Both countries formally established bilateral relations on 23 December 1874,[1] with Peru having previously established relations with the predecessor states, such as the Holy See in 1852 before the unification of Italy.[2] Today, around 500,000–900,000 Peruvians of Italian descent live in the South American country, most notably in Lima.
| Period | Title | Name | Residence | Appointed by | Accredited by | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sardinian consulate opened in 1842 | |||||||
| – | Consul of Sardinia | Luis Baratta | Lima | Kingdom of Sardinia | Manuel Menéndez | ||
| – | Consul of Sardinia | Lima | Balbo government | Ramón Castilla | |||
17 March 1861: Proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy | |||||||
| – | Consul of Italy | Giuseppe Canevaro | Lima | Cavour IV Cabinet | Ramón Castilla | First representative of the Kingdom of Italy. | |
| – | Consul of Italy | Juan Antonio Migliorati | Lima | Minghetti I Cabinet | Miguel de San Román | Also accredited to Chile and Bolivia. | |
| – | Consul (a.i.) of Italy | Carlos Alberto Cavalchini | Lima | Ricasoli II Cabinet | Mariano Ignacio Prado | ||
| – | Consul of Italy | Hipólito Garrou | Lima | Rattazzi II Cabinet | Mariano Ignacio Prado | ||
20 September 1870: Rome falls to the Italians, the unification of Italy is now complete | |||||||
| Period | Title | Name | Residence | Appointed by | Accredited by | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1854–1880: Vice-consulates (called "consular agencies") are opened in Peruvian cities with a sizeable Italian presence. These include Paita (1854), Arica (1856), Tacna (1870), Ica (1873), Iquique (1874), and Arequipa (1880). By 1900, all departmental capitals have a diplomatic mission. | ||||||
| – | Consul | Giovanni Battista Viviani | Lima | Depretis I Cabinet | Manuel Pardo y Lavalle | |
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Giuseppe Pirrone | Lima | ? | ? | 1899. | |
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Rufillo Agnoli | Lima | ? | ? | 1914. | |
| before – | Minister Plenipotentiary | Vittorio Bianchi | Lima | Mussolini Cabinet | Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro | |
| – | Minister Plenipotentiary | Giuseppe Talamo | Lima | Mussolini Cabinet | Óscar R. Benavides | |
24 January 1942–November 1944: Diplomatic relations severed due to World War II | ||||||
| –? | Ambassador | Guglielmo Folchi | Lima | Cossiga Cabinet | Fernando Belaúnde | Previously the ambassador to Caracas. |
| ?– | Ambassador | Giuseppe Maria Borga | Lima | ? | Alberto Fujimori | 2000[3] |
| –? | Ambassador | Sergio Bussetto | Lima | Berlusconi II Cabinet | Alejandro Toledo | [4] |
| – | Ambassador | Francesco Rausi | Lima | Berlusconi IV Cabinet | Alan García | [5] |
| – | Ambassador | Guglielmo Ardizzone | Lima | Berlusconi IV Cabinet | Alan García | [6] |
| – | Ambassador | Mauro Marsili[7] | Lima | Renzi Cabinet | Ollanta Humala | [8] [9] |
| – | Ambassador | Giancarlo Maria Curcio | Lima | Conte I Cabinet | Martín Vizcarra | [10] |
| –Incumbent | Ambassador | Massimiliano Mazzanti | Lima | Meloni government | Dina Boluarte | |