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The Embassy of Peru in Berlin |
Contact
Address: Taubenstraße 20, , 10117 Berlin, Germany
Tel.: (+49) 30 206 41 03
Fax: (+49) 30 206 410 77
E-mail: sc-berlin@embaperu.de
The Ambassador
Augusto David Teodoro Arzubiaga Scheuch
H.E. Augusto David Teodoro Arzubiaga Scheuch has been serving as the Ambassador of Peru to Germany since February 2023. Born on October 19, 1956, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and a Master’s in Diplomacy from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru. Fluent in Spanish, English, and French, Ambassador Arzubiaga has a distinguished career spanning over three decades in diplomacy and government service.
He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1984 and has since held numerous key positions, including postings to the embassies in Spain, the United States, and Chile. He has also served in leadership roles such as Director of the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director of Air and Space Affairs, and National Director of the Initiative for Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA). From 2015 to 2020, he was Peru’s Ambassador to Uruguay and Permanent Representative to the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI).
Ambassador Arzubiaga has a strong background in sovereignty, boundaries, and environmental issues, having served as Director General of Sovereignty, Boundaries, and Antarctic Affairs. He is married and has three children.
History
Bilateral political relations between Germany and Peru are friendly and are characterized by trust. Germany supports Peru in the modernization of its state through the strengthening of institutions and civil society. Germany also cooperates with Peru on its development through a wide range of programs, including the improvement of urban water or the combat against climate change.
Lately, political exchanges increased with the visit in Lima of the German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in 2014, where he signed an agreement to increase the political dialogue between the two countries. The Peruvian President Ollanta Humala visited Germany in 2012 and 2014 and met with Chancellor Merkel.
Germany is an important economic partner of Peru: Germany imports mostly agricultural products and mineral resources while Peru imports vehicles, pharmaceutical products and machinery.
Peru is a partner country of Germany development program and received financial help from Germany. This cooperation focuses on democracy, civil society and public administration, water and sanitation and bfbx bgfbgfbsustainable rural development, natural resources management and climate change.
