List of ambassadors of Austria to Peru

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Ambassador of Austria to the Republic of Peru
Coat of arms of Austria
Incumbent
Gerhard Zettl
since 2019
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Inaugural holderWilhelm Brauns
as Honorary Consul
Formation1864

The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Austria to Peru is the official representative of the Republic of Austria to the Republic of Peru. The ambassador in Lima is also accredited to Bolivia.[1]

Both countries established relations in the 19th century. In 1851, Austria-Hungary recognized the independence of Peru, and both countries subsequently established relations.[2] By 1859, ethnic Germans from Austria and Germany established and founded the colony of Pozuzo.[2][3]

As a result of World War I, Peru severed relations with both Germany and Austria-Hungary, reestablishing them with the First Austrian Republic after the war.[4] After the incorporation of Austria into the German Reich in 1938, Peru ceased to have relations with Austria, instead continuing its relations with Germany until 1942.[5] During this period, the Austrian population in Peru saw itself polarized between Austrian loyalists and National Socialists.[6]

In 1947, Peru recognized the Republic of Austria,[2][7] and in 1949, bilateral relations were resumed, being elevated to embassy level in 1968.[2]

List of representatives[edit]

Austria-Hungary[edit]

Name Term begin Term end Head of state Notes
Wilhelm Brauns 1864 1872 Ferdinand I of Austria First honorary consul and representative of Austria-Hungary to Peru. His term began with the opening of the consulate on the same year.[2]
Christian Krüger 1872 1883 Franz Joseph I of Austria
Jean Louis Dubois 1883 1898 Franz Joseph I of Austria
Graham Row 1898 1899 Franz Joseph I of Austria
Samuel Brahms 1899 1908 Franz Joseph I of Austria
Walter Justus 1908 1918 Franz Joseph I of Austria The honorary consulate in Lima closed in 1919.

Austria[edit]

Name Term begin Term end Head of state Notes
Adolf Kerschbaum 1922 1922 Karl Seitz Honorary Consul. Died in office. The honorary consul's office remained empty from 1922 to 1926.
Franz Ludwig Ostern 1927 1938 Michael Hainisch A dedicated National Socialist, he was criticized by opponents of the movement in Peru, who called for his removal. He was also accredited to the legation in Brazil.
Represented by Germany
(Austria incorporated into Germany in 1938, diplomatic relations resumed in 1949)
Josef Kripp 1949 1953 Karl Renner Accredited from the legation in Santiago, Chile since 1948. He delivered his credentials to then president Manuel A. Odría on November 2, 1949. Preparations for the opening of a Peruvian embassy in Vienna and an honorary consulate in Lima took place around the same time.
Karl Hudeczek 1953 1955 Theodor Körner The legation in Santiago was elevated to an embassy in 1953. During this time, Alfred C. Buchner was named honorary consul in Lima, an office he held until his death in 1992. Buchner was succeeded by his daughter Elfriede Buchner, who ran the consulate until its closure in 2001.
Max Attems 1955 1958 Theodor Körner Accredited from Santiago. Attems presented his credentials in Lima on September 12, 1955.
Paul Zedtwitz 1958 1962 Adolf Schärf Accredited from Santiago. Zedtwitz presented his credentials in Lima on October 13, 1958.
Harald Gödel 1963 1968 Adolf Schärf Accredited from Santiago.
Edmund Krahl 1968 1970 Franz Jonas First resident ambassador in Lima after the establishment of an embassy.
Erich Maximilian Schmid 1971 1974 Franz Jonas
Paul Zedtwitz 1974 1976 Bruno Kreisky
Carl Rauscher 1977 1981 Rudolf Kirchschläger
Rudolf Stangelberger 1981 1983 Rudolf Kirchschläger
Udo Ehrlich-Adam 1983 1990 Rudolf Kirchschläger
Franz Irbinger 1990 1993 Kurt Waldheim
Arthur Schuschnigg 1994 1997 Thomas Klestil He was one of the hostages during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis.
Wolfgang Donat 1997 2003 Thomas Klestil
Gerhard Doujak 2003 2006 Thomas Klestil
Georg Woutsas 2007 2009 Heinz Fischer
Andreas Melán 2009 2014 Heinz Fischer
Andreas Rendl[8] 2014 2018 Heinz Fischer [9]
Gerhard Zettl 2019 Incumbent Alexander Van der Bellen

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sobre nosotros". Embajada de Austria en Lima.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Relaciones Bilaterales". Embajada de Austria en Lima.
  3. ^ "Pozuzo". Embajada de Austria en Lima.
  4. ^ Revista del Instituto de Estudios Histórico-Marítimos del Perú, Números 28-29 (in Spanish). Instituto de Estudios Histórico-Marítimos del Perú. 2008. pp. 41, 84.
  5. ^ Novak, Fabián (2004). Las relaciones entre el Perú y Alemania (1828–2003) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Lima: Fondo Editorial PUCP.
  6. ^ Martínez-Flener, Milagros (2005-04-08). "La colonia austríaca en el Perú durante la época del fascismo europeo (1933-1945)". Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines. 34 (1). doi:10.4000/bifea.5562 – via OpenEdition.
  7. ^ Bustamante y Rivero, José Luis (1947). Mensaje presentado al Congreso Nacional al inaugurarse la Legislatura Ordinaria de 1947 por el Señor Presidente de la República, Doctor Don José Luis Bustamante y Rivero (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Lima: Departamento de Informaciones del Perú, Palacio de Gobierno. p. 80.
  8. ^ Directorio de Cooperación Técnica Internacional 2018-2019 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2018.
  9. ^ "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático, Organismos Internacionales y Cuerpo Consular" (PDF). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 2015-03-01.
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