Embassy of France, Lima
| Embassy of France in Peru | |
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| Location | San Isidro, Lima, Peru |
| Address | Av. Arequipa 3415 |
| Website | Official website |
The Embassy of France in Peru (French: Ambassade de France au Pérou, Spanish: Embajada de Francia en Perú) is the diplomatic mission of France in Peru.
The current French ambassador to Peru is Marc Giacomini.[1]
History
[edit]Both countries established relations in 1826 and have maintained them since. Relations were severed once during World War II with the French State of Philippe Pétain, with Peru instead establishing relations with Free France and normalizing its relations with said government after the war, elevating the relations to embassy level.[2][3]
For the first half of the 20th century, the French legation was located at the Quinta Heeren.[4]
In 1973, Peru again severed diplomatic relations with France in protest of French nuclear testing in the South Pacific Ocean. The rupture lasted until 1975.[5]
In December 1996, Hyacinthe D'Montera, the embassy's cultural attaché, became one of the hundreds of initial hostages during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Marc Giacomini, Ambassadeur de France au Pérou". Ambassade de France au Pérou.
- ^ Speech by President Manuel Prado Ugarteche (in Spanish)
- ^ World War II Country Trends: Perú
- ^ Cayetano, José (2023-06-19). "El prometido regreso a la vida de tres casonas históricas de Lima". El Comercio.
- ^ Official rupture is first in 10 years for France
- ^ Montesinos Torres, Vladimiro (2009). Sin Sendero: Alerta Temprana (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Lima: Ezer Editores. p. 383.
Ese día, 18 de diciembre de 1996, por problemas de salud, y a lo largo del día, son liberados ocho rehenes. Entre ellos estaba el presidente del Patronato de Lima, Juan Gunther; el embajador retirado José de Cossio Ruiz de Somocurcio; el embajador de Canadá, Anthony Vincett (que se incorpora a partir de ese momento al grupo de Alto Nivel); el embajador de Alemania, Heribert Woeckell; el embajador de Grecia, Alcibiades Carokis; el consejero francés Hyacinthe D'Montera, el diplomático peruano Armando Lecaros y junto a ellos el señor Kotarro Kanashiro.
- ^ Pallais Lima, Maria (1996-12-20). "Peruvian rebels release four more hostages". The Independent.
