The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Peru to the French Republic is the
official representative of the
Republic of Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
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to the
French Republic
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. The Ambassador to France is also accredited to the
Principality of Monaco.
Both countries
established relations in 1826 and have maintained them since. Relations were severed once during
World War II with the
French State
Vichy France (french: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was the fascist French state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. Officially independent, but with half of its terr ...
of
Philippe Pétain, with Peru instead establishing relations with
Free France and normalizing its relations with said government after the war. In 1973, Peru again severed diplomatic relations with France in protest of
French nuclear testing in the
South Pacific Ocean. The rupture lasted until 1975.
Official rupture is first in 10 years for France
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List of representatives
See also
* List of ambassadors of France to Peru
References
{{Ambassadors of Peru
France
Peru