List of ambassadors of Switzerland to Peru
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|incumbent = Paul Garnier
|incumbentsince = 2021
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|style = His Excellency
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|inaugural = Robert Weiss
|website = [https://www.eda.admin.ch/lima Switzerland in Peru]
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The ambassador of Switzerland to Peru is an officer of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the head of the Embassy of the Swiss Confederation to the Republic of Peru. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. From 1946 to 1962, the ambassador was concurrently accredited to Bolivia.{{Cite web |url=https://dodis.ch/R620 |title=Schweizerische Botschaft in Lima |website=Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland}}
Both countries established relations in 1884, and relations have been maintained since.{{Cite web |url=https://www.embaperu.ch/site/embajada/relacion-bilateral/relaciones-politicas-entre-peru-y-suiza/ |title=Relaciones políticas entre Perú y Suiza |website=Embajada del Perú en Suiza y Liechtenstein}} A Swiss consulate opened in Lima in 1884, being transformed into a consulate general in 1931, before being elevated to the rank of legation in 1946 and embassy in 1957. Peru also has an embassy in Bern.
During World War II, Switzerland represented Peru in Germany, Italy and France, at the same time representing those of the latter in Peru.{{Cite web |url=https://www.eda.admin.ch/countries/peru/en/home/switzerland-and/bilateral-relations.html |title=Bilateral relations Switzerland–Peru |website=Eidgenössisches Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten EDA}}{{Cite web |url=https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/003398/2011-01-11/ |title=Pérou |last=Gerardi |first=Dario |date=2011-01-11 |website=Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse DHS}}{{Cite book |title=Las relaciones entre el Perú y Alemania (1828–2003) |last=Novak |first=Fabián |publisher=Fondo Editorial PUCP |year=2004 |edition=1st |location=Lima |language=es |url=https://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/181820}}