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Embassy of the Republic of Peru

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Embassy of the Republic of Peru

1700 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC

Jules Henri de Sibour designed this limestone house for Emily J. Wilkins. Peru acquired it from Australia in 1973.

FactValueBasis and sources
Constructed1910verified Construction began spring 1909 and ended June 1910. CAMA records 1930; the contemporaneous permit/HABS chronology takes priority.
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  2. www.embassyofperu.org
Acquired by Peru31 January 1973verified
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  2. www.embassyofperu.org
NeighborhoodDupont Circleverified; Geographic neighborhood of 1700 Massachusetts Avenue NW, at the western edge of Scott Circle. Neighborhood labels use familiar geographic names.
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ArchitectJules Henri de Sibourverified
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Rooms20–40 est.estimated; Editorial estimate from the documented 20,250 sq ft floor area. Assume that 55–65% is enclosed, occupied room area, with an average of 350–500 sq ft per room; round the resulting limits outward to the nearest five rooms. Circulation, parking, stairs and open workstations are not counted as rooms. The allocation and room sizes are assumptions, not measurements from a floor plan. Commercial CAMA inventory does not provide room count.
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Floor area20,300 sq ftverified; DC gross building area
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Site area5,100 sq ftverified; Parcel total: 0158/0072. DC ITSPE LANDAREA, recorded square feet. Roads and unrelated neighboring parcels excluded.
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2026 Value$9.9Mverified; Parcel total: 0158/0072. Active 2026 DC ITSPE ASSESSMENT; land plus improvements. Not proposed value, tax owed, sale price or leasehold value.
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Peruvian Ambassador’s Residence

3001 Garrison Street NW, Washington, DC

The former Tompkins house stands above Rock Creek Park on a wooded estate. Peru acquired the property in 1944.

FactValueBasis and sources
Constructed1928verified DC CAMA uses 1925. The DC Historic Preservation Ward 3 guide and dated house history use 1928; do not silently average.
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Acquired by Peru1944verified
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NeighborhoodForest Hillsverified; The local historical account explicitly locates the Peruvian ambassador’s residence at 3001 Garrison Street NW in Forest Hills; the DC Ward 3 Heritage Guide identifies the same Tompkins estate.
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ArchitectHorace Peasleeverified
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Rooms23verified; Current DC residential CAMA ROOMS for the identified dwelling; this assessor count is distinct from bedrooms, bathrooms or the number of modeled room studies.
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Floor area14,900 sq ftverified; DC gross building area
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Estate area1,115,550 sq ftverified; Sum of three Peru-owned parcels Estate includes adjoining parcels 2282/0808, 0809 and 0810; main house parcel alone is 451,804 sq ft.
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2026 Value$27.9Mverified; Sum of nonoverlapping estate parcels: 2282/0808, 2282/0809, 2282/0810. Active 2026 DC ITSPE ASSESSMENT; land plus improvements. Not proposed value, tax owed, sale price or leasehold value.
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Site area1,115,600 sq ftverified; Sum of nonoverlapping estate parcels: 2282/0808, 2282/0809, 2282/0810. DC ITSPE LANDAREA, recorded square feet. Roads and unrelated neighboring parcels excluded.
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Historic Moments

Peru sends its first minister

1846

Joaquín José de Osma is appointed Peru’s first minister plenipotentiary to the United States, giving the growing relationship a representative in Washington.

Oil becomes a diplomatic dispute

1968-10-09

Peru’s military government takes over the International Petroleum Company’s oil installations. The dispute over compensation brings the threat of U.S. aid and sugar sanctions.

Relief reaches the earthquake zone

1970-05-31

A devastating earthquake cuts off communities in northern Peru. American aircraft and helicopters join the international relief effort, carrying supplies and evacuating the injured.

Guarantors help secure peace

1998-10-26

Peru and Ecuador settle their long running border dispute. The United States joins Brazil, Argentina, and Chile as guarantors supporting the negotiations and the peace agreement.

A new chapter in trade

2009-02-01

The U.S.–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement enters into force, extending the relationship into a framework for trade, investment, labor, and environmental commitments.

Machu Picchu materials return

2011-03-30

Yale begins returning archaeological materials excavated at Machu Picchu nearly a century earlier. The agreement also establishes a research partnership with a university in Cusco.

Chiefs of Mission

DiplomatOfficeRecorded serviceStatus
Alfredo Ferrero Diez-CansecoAmbassador2024–2026Former
Gustavo Meza-Cuadra VelásquezAmbassador2023Former
Oswaldo de RiveroAmbassador2021–2022Former
Hugo de ZelaAmbassador2019–2021Former
Carlos José Pareja RíosAmbassador2016–2018Former
Luis Miguel CastillaAmbassador2015–2016Former
Harold ForsythAmbassador2011–2015Former
Luis Valdivieso MontanoAmbassador2009–2011Former
Felipe Ortiz de ZevallosAmbassador2006–2009Former
Eduardo Ferrero CostaAmbassador2004–2006Former
Roberto DañinoAmbassador2002–2003Former
Allan Wagner TizónAmbassador2001–2002Former
Carlos Alzamora TraversoAmbassador2001Former
Alfonso Rivero MonsalveAmbassador1999–2001Former
Ricardo Luna MendozaAmbassador1992–1999Former
Roberto Guillermo MacLean UgartecheAmbassador1991–1992Former
César Guillermo Atala NazzalAmbassador1986–1990Former
Luis Marchand StensAmbassador1984–1985Former
Celso Pastor de la TorreAmbassador1983Former
Alfonso Rivero MonsalveChargé d’affaires1982–1983Former
Fernando SchwalbAmbassador1980–1982Former
Alfonso Arias SchreiberAmbassador1979–1980Former
Carlos García-Bedoya ZapataAmbassador1976–1979Former
José Arce LarcoAmbassador1975Former
Alfredo RamosChargé d’affaires1975 (appointed)Former
Fernando Berckemeyer PazosAmbassador1968–1975Former
Celso Pastor de la TorreAmbassador1964–1968Former
Fernando Berckemeyer PazosAmbassador1949–1963Former
Humberto Fernández DávilaChargé d’affaires1948–1949Former
Alfredo Ferreyros AyuloAmbassador1948Former
Humberto Fernández DávilaChargé d’affaires1947–1948Former
Jorge PradoAmbassador1946–1947Former
Humberto Fernández DávilaChargé d’affaires1945–1946Former
Pedro BeltránAmbassador1944–1945Former
Eduardo GarlandChargé d’affaires1944Former
Manuel de Freyre y SantanderAmbassador1930–1944Former
Hernán VelardeAmbassador1924–1930Former
Alfredo González PradaChargé d’affaires1923–1924Former
Federico Alfonso PezetAmbassador1920–1923Former
Carlos GibsonChargé d’affaires1919–1920Former
Francisco Tudela y VarelaAmbassador1919Designate
Francisco Tudela y VarelaMinister1919Former
Manuel de Freyre y SantanderMinister1917–1919Former
Manuel de Freyre y SantanderChargé d’affaires1916–1917Former
Federico Alfonso PezetMinister1912–1916Former
Felipe PardoMinister1905–1912Former
Manuel Álvarez CalderónMinister1900–1905Former
Víctor EguigurenMinister1897–1898Former
José María YrigoyenChargé d’affaires1894–1895Former
César CanevaroMinister1893–1894Former
José María YrigoyenChargé d’affaires1892 (documented service)Former
Pedro Alejandrino del SolarMinister1891–1892 (documented period)Former
Félix Cipriano Coronel ZegarraMinister1888–1890Former
Juan Federico ElmoreMinister1884–1886Former
Eduardo VillenaChargé d’affaires1883–1884Former
Juan Federico ElmoreMinister1881–1883Former
Juan Federico ElmoreAgent1881 (agent service)Former
Ignacio GarcíaChargé d’affaires1880–1881Former
José Carlos TracyChargé d’affaires1879–1880Former
Manuel Freyre y Santa CruzMinister1869–1878 (with an interruption)Former
José Antonio García y GarcíaMinister1867–1869Former
Federico L. BarredaMinister1866–1867Former
José Antonio García y GarcíaChargé d’affaires1865–1866Former
José Carlos TracyChargé d’affaires1864 (acting service)Former
Federico L. BarredaMinister1861–1864Former
Federico L. BarredaAgent1861 (agent service)Former
Cipriano Coronel ZegarraMinister1859–1860Former
Juan Ignacio de OsmaMinister1856–1858 (documented period)Former
Juan Ignacio de OsmaChargé d’affaires1855 (acting service)Former
José Manuel TiradoMinister1854 (documented arrival)Former
Juan Ignacio de OsmaChargé d’affaires1853 (documented service)Former
Joaquín José de OsmaMinister1852 (special mission)Former
Juan Ignacio de OsmaChargé d’affaires1850–1852Former
José Manuel TiradoMinister1850 (documented service)Former
Juan Ignacio de OsmaChargé d’affaires1848 (acting service)Former
Joaquín José de OsmaMinister1846–1848Former
Álvaro Vargas LlosaAmbassadorAppointed 14 October 2026Designate