Ambassador of Peru to the Republic of Kenya | |
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Incumbent Johan Ríos Rivas Chargé d'affaires since September 2023 | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Style | His Excellency |
Appointer | Alan García |
Inaugural holder | Jesús F. Isasi Cayo |
Formation | 1987 |
The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Peru to the Republic of Kenya is the official representative of the Republic of Peru to the Republic of Kenya.
Peru and Kenya established relations in 1976, and Peru opened an embassy in Nairobi on October 30, 1987. [1] Shortly after Alberto Fujimori was elected president in 1990, the embassy was closed on the same year. [1] [2] Up until 2023, the embassy of Peru in South Africa, which opened in 1994, was accredited to neighbouring countries and also represented Peru in " Sub-Saharan Africa." [3]
After considerations, [4] the reopening of the embassy was announced in September 2023. [5]
Name | Title | Term begin | Term end | President | Notes |
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Raúl Salazar Cosio | CdA | 1987 | 1987 | Alan García | Sent to Nairobi to prepare the arrival of the ambassador the same year. |
Jesús Fortunato Isasi Cayo | AEP | 1987 | 1990 | Alan García | First and final ambassador before the closure of the embassy in 1990. Previously served as the ambassador to Zimbabwe. [6] |
Johan Ríos Rivas | CdA | 2023 | Incumbent | Dina Boluarte | First to hold office after the embassy's reopening. [7] |
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.