Harold Forsyth
{{short description|Peruvian diplomat|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{family name hatnote|Forsyth|Mejía|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Harold Forsyth
| image = Harold Forsyth.jpg
| caption = Forsyth in 2011
| order = 25th
| office = Permanent Representative of Peru to the Organization of American States
| term_start = 3 August 2021
| term_end = 7 December 2022
| president = Pedro Castillo
| predecessor = Hugo de Zela Martínez
| successor = Gustavo Adrianzén
(2023)
| office2 = Ambassador of Peru to the United States
| term_start2 = 3 August 2011
| term_end2 = January 2015
| predecessor2 = Luis Valdivieso Montano
| successor2 = Luis Miguel Castilla
| office3 = Deputy Minister-Secretary General of Foreign Relations
| president3 = Alejandro Toledo
| primeminister3 = Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
| minister3 = Óscar Maúrtua
| term_start3 = 16 March 2006
| term_end3 = 28 July 2006
| predecessor3 = Javier Gonzales Terrones
| successor3 = Gonzalo Gutiérrez Reinel
| office4 = Member of Congress
| term_start4 = 26 July 1995
| term_end4 = 26 July 2000
| constituency4 = National
| birth_name = Harold Winston Forsyth Mejía
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1951|5|27}}
| birth_place = Huanta, Ayacucho, Peru
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Independent
(2000–present)
| otherparty = {{plainlist|
- Union for Peru
(1995–2000) - We are Peru
(2000)
}}
| spouse = María Verónica Sommer Mayer
| children = 3 (including George)
| parents = {{plainlist|
- Willy Forsyth Cauvi
- Lucciola Mejía de Forsyth
}}
| alma_mater = Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
| occupation = Politician
| profession = Diplomat
}}
Harold Winston Forsyth Mejía (born 27 May 1951) is a Peruvian diplomat and former politician who has served as Peru's ambassador to the United States, Italy, Colombia, the People's Republic of China and Japan. From 1995 until 2000, he sat for one term in the Congress of the Republic of Peru.
Early life and education
Harold Forsyth was born to Willy Forsyth and Lucciola Mejia de Forsyth in 1951.{{cite web |title=Ambassador from Peru: Who Is Harold Forsyth? |url=http://www.allgov.com/news/appointments-and-resignations/ambassador-from-peru-who-is-harold-forsyth?news=843601 |website=allgov.com |publisher=AllGov |accessdate=7 July 2019}} He graduated from the Champagnat School in Lima and received a bachelor's degree in journalism at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Forsyth later earned a graduate certificate at the Diplomatic Academy of Peru.
Career
In his early career, Forsyth held a variety of diplomatic postings to Chile, Venezuela, Canada, and Germany, and was seconded as an international observer to elections monitoring missions in Colombia, Mexico, and Guatemala.{{cite web |title=U.S.-China-Latin America Relations: President Humala's Administration Perspective |url=https://ash.harvard.edu/event/us-china-latin-america-relations-president-humalas-administration-perspective |website=harvard.edu |publisher=Harvard University |accessdate=7 July 2019}}
= Political career =
Forsyth was compelled to resign from the Peruvian foreign service by Alberto Fujimori and, in the 1995 election, he successfully stood for election to Congress, holding his seat for a single, five-year term under the Union for Peru. During this period he also hosted the program "Convocatoria" on CPN Radio.
= Return to Foreign Service =
Later returning to the foreign service, Forsyth served as Peruvian ambassador to Colombia from 2001 to 2004, as ambassador to Italy from 2004 to 2006, as ambassador to China from 2009 to 2011, as ambassador to the United States from 2011 to 2014, and, from 2017 to 2021, as ambassador to Japan.{{cite web |title=Embajador |url=http://embajadadelperuenjapon.org/embajador/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601010847/http://embajadadelperuenjapon.org/embajador/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=1 June 2014 |website=embajadadelperuenjapon.org|language=Spanish|publisher=Embassy of Peru in Japan |accessdate=7 July 2019}}{{cite news |title=Harold Forsyth |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/jnu/2018/06/25/jnu-embassy/jnue-latin-america-and-caribbean/embassy-of-the-republic-of-peru/harold-forsyth/#.XSKXlutKiUk |accessdate=7 July 2019 |work=Japan Times |date=25 June 2018}} Between his postings to Italy and China, Forsyth returned to Peru, where he served as deputy foreign minister.
Personal life
Forsyth is married and has three children, including footballer-politician George Forsyth.{{cite web |title=Harold Forsyth |url=https://www.embassyofperu.org/ambassador-harold-forsyth |website=embassyofperu.org |publisher=Embassy of Peru in the United States |accessdate=7 July 2019 |archive-date=14 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114055347/https://www.embassyofperu.org/ambassador-harold-forsyth |url-status=dead }} Forsyth's wife, María Verónica, is a former Miss Chile.{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Gail |title=Ex-Miss Chile Now Mrs. Peru and Happy-at-Home Mom |url=https://washdiplomat.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8221&Itemid=421 |accessdate=7 July 2019 |work=Washington Diplomat |date=n.d.}}
Works
- {{cite book |last1=Forsyth |first1=Harold |title=Conversaciones con Javier Pérez de Cuéllar |date=2001 |location=Lima |isbn=9972709329|oclc=52631190}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDXh-Cjovas Forsyth interviewed in 2012] at YouTube
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Category:People from Huanta province
Category:Ambassadors of Peru to the United States
Category:Ambassadors of Peru to China
Category:Ambassadors of Peru to Colombia
Category:Ambassadors of Peru to Italy
Category:Ambassadors of Peru to Japan
Category:Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru
Category:Union for Peru politicians