List of ambassadors of the Philippines to Peru

The Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Peru (Filipino: Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Peru; Spanish: Embajador de la República de Filipinas en Perú) is the Republic of the Philippines' foremost diplomatic representative in Peru, resident in Santiago, Chile.

Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Peru
Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Peru Embajador de la República de Filipinas en Perú
Seal of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines
Incumbent Celeste S. Vinzón-Balatbát since 2022
Department of Foreign Affairs
Style	His Excellency
Reports to	Department of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Santiago
Nominator	Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Appointer	President of the Philippines with the advice and consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length	No fixed term
Final holder	Romeo A. Argüelles
Abolished	1993 (resident)[1]

Both countries formally established relations in 1974, but relations date back to the Spanish Empire. The embassy in Peru closed in 1993,^[1] and was also accredited to Colombia.^[2]

List of representatives

Head of mission	Tenure begins	Tenure ends	Peruvian president	Philippine president	Note(s)
Ernesto Garrido		September 1, 1987[3]	Alan García	Ferdinand Marcos Corazon Aquino
Romeo O. Fernández	April 1988	June 26, 1988		Corazon Aquino	Fernández was appointed on November 3, 1987, but was ultimately advised against going to Peru due to an investigation regarding his wife, a suspected informant for the Soviet Union.[4] Despite the warning, he left for Peru in April and presented his credentials after making arrangements. He ultimately left for Manila in June 1988.[3]
Romeo A. Argüelles[5][6][7][8]	August 25, 1988	1993			Argüelles presented his credentials on August 25.[9]
1994–present: Accredited from Chile
José Macario Laurel IV	May 31, 1994[10]	?	Alberto Fujimori	Fidel V. Ramos	First non-resident ambassador; son of Jose Laurel Jr.
Carmen Arceño	?	?		Joseph Estrada	[11]
Marciano A. Paynor	2008	2008	Alan García	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	Organiser and head of the Philippine delegation for the APEC 2008 summit.[12]
María Consuelo Puyat-Reyes	c. 2008	2010			[12]
Celeste S. Vinzón-Balatbát	2022	Incumbent	Pedro Castillo Dina Boluarte José Jerí	Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos

See also

• Peru–Philippines relations
• List of ambassadors of Peru to the Philippines