List of ambassadors of Peru to Ghana

The ambassador of Peru to Ghana is the official representative of the Republic of Peru to the Republic of Ghana.

Ambassador of Peru to Ghana
Great Seal of Peru
Incumbent Rosa Liliana Gómez Cárdenas de Weston since 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style	Her Excellency
Appointer	The President of Peru
Inaugural holder	Eliot Gaviria Valverde (as Chargé d'affaires)
Formation	2014
Website	Embassy of Peru in Ghana

Both countries established diplomatic relations on June 23, 1987.^[1] Peru has an embassy in Accra since 2014, which it shares with other members of the Pacific Alliance.^[2][3]

The embassy is one of two embassies of Peru in Sub-Saharan Africa, the other being in Pretoria, South Africa, since the closure of three embassies in Kenya, Zambia, and Zimbabwe in 1990.^[4]

List of representatives

Name	Term begin	Term end	President	Notes
Eliot Gaviria Valverde	October 29, 2014	2016	Ollanta Humala	First representative of Peru as chargé d'affaires.[1][5][6]
Patricia Yolanda Raez Portocarrero	2017	2019	Pedro Pablo Kuczynski	As chargé d'affaires.[7][8][9]
Abel Antonio Cárdenas Tuppia	January 1, 2020	2023	Martín Vizcarra	As chargé d'affaires and head of mission.[10] He has been described as an ambassador by local media.[11][12]
Rosa Liliana Gómez Cárdenas de Weston	2023	Incumbent	Dina Boluarte	As first formal ambassador.[13]

See also

• List of ambassadors of Peru to South Africa

References

1. "Encargado de Negocios de la Embajada del Perú en Ghana presenta Cartas Credenciales". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 2014-10-29.
2. "Presentación del Encargado de Negocios de la República del Perú en Ghana". Gob.pe. 2020-01-14.
3. "La Alianza Pacífico compartirá embajadas". Portafolio. 2013-05-15.
4. Mariátegui, Juan (1997). El diferendo fronterizo Perú-Ecuador (1994-1997): reflexiones en voz alta (in Spanish). J. Mariátegui. p. 280. Cuando él [Alberto Fujimori] fue presidente, en julio de 1990, existían seis embajadas en Africa. Luego, unos meses después suprimió cuatro (Kenia, Zimbabwe, Zambia y Argelia), quedando hasta el presente, Marruecos y Egipto.
5. "Delegación peruana visita Ghana para potenciar relaciones bilaterales". SELA. 2015-06-23.
6. "Resolución Ministerial No. 0746/RE". Transparencia RREE. 2018-12-10.
7. "Canciller de Ghana se reúne con Encargada de Negocios del Perú". Gob.pe. 2017-05-12.
8. "Peru Charge d'Affairs meets Ghana Foreign Min". Andina. 2017-05-12.
9. "CHARGÉ D' AFFAIRES EN PIED OF PERU TO GHANA PAYS FAREWELL CALL ON DEPUTY MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION HON. CHARLES OWIREDU". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration - Republic of Ghana. 2019-02-15.
10. "Abel Antonio Cardenas Tuppia". Embajada del Perú en Ghana.
11. "Face of Runway Ghana, Araba Sey Meets Ambassador of Peru". News Ghana. 2020-10-26.
12. "Peru Ambassador, Abel Antonio Cardenas Tuppia, visits Kandifo Institute". B&FT Online. 2021-07-22.
13. "RESOLUCIÓN SUPREMA N° 075-2023-RE: Nombran Embajadora Extraordinaria y Plenipotenciaria del Perú en la República de Ghana". El Peruano. 2023-05-10.