{"record":{"aliases":[],"appointmentIds":["peru-3080ca4a2dd2d8"],"appointmentsDataset":"https://chanceries.org/diplomats.json","archivalSources":[],"canonicalUrl":"https://chanceries.org/diplopedia/people/harold-forsyth-95aec078a3/","countrySlug":"peru","entityId":"https://chanceries.org/diplopedia/people/harold-forsyth-95aec078a3/#person","eventIds":[],"expandedParagraphs":["Harold Forsyth’s career crossed diplomacy, journalism, and elected politics. He studied journalism at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and diplomacy at the Diplomatic Academy, and pursued political science at Simón Bolívar University. He was among the diplomats dismissed during Alberto Fujimori’s government in 1992, then entered Congress for Unión por el Perú and served from 1995 to 2000. He also helped establish civil organizations concerned with democratic participation and electoral transparency.","On returning to diplomacy, Forsyth served as ambassador to Colombia, Italy, and China, and as vice foreign minister. His Rome responsibilities included the UN food agencies, with concurrent accreditation to San Marino and Turkey. As ambassador in Washington in 2011–2015, he used university visits and public lectures to explain Peru’s changing international role. Utah Valley University’s 2014 programme records a lecture, meetings at the Utah Capitol, and exchanges accompanying its year long focus on Peru.","Forsyth later represented Peru in Japan and retired from career service in May 2021. That August he returned to Washington in a different capacity, presenting credentials as permanent representative to the Organization of American States. Alongside public office, he directed media programmes and publications and wrote Conversation with Javier Pérez de Cuéllar."],"id":"peru:harold forsyth","identifiers":{},"legacyPersonIds":[],"legacyUrl":"https://chanceries.org/diplomat-95aec078a34536971923.html","name":"Harold Forsyth","notes":[],"paragraphSources":[["uvu","retirement"],["uvu","retirement"],["retirement","oas2021","uvu"]],"profileUrl":"diplomat-95aec078a34536971923.html","relatedEvents":[],"relatedPeople":[],"relationships":[],"researchStatus":"reviewed","reviewedOn":"2026-10-28","revision":"f1081ec6300e0c50","sources":[{"accessedOn":"2026-10-28","date":"2014","id":"uvu","locator":"Lecture announcement, biography and photo captions","publisher":"Utah Valley University","title":"Harold Forsyth: Ambassador of Peru to the United States","type":"official-biography","url":"https://www.uvu.edu/global/dignitary_events/2014/harold_forsyth.html"},{"accessedOn":"2026-10-28","date":"2021-04-17","id":"retirement","locator":"Career summary and retirement decision","publisher":"Agencia Andina","title":"Cancillería pasa a retiro a embajador Harold Forsyth Mejía","type":"contemporary-report","url":"https://andina.pe/ingles/noticia-cancilleria-pasa-a-retiro-a-embajador-harold-forsyth-mejia-841835.aspx"},{"accessedOn":"2026-10-28","date":"2021-08-11","id":"oas2021","locator":"Credentials ceremony","publisher":"Organization of American States","title":"New Permanent Representative of Peru Presents Credentials","type":"primary-record","url":"https://www.oas.org/en/media_center/photonews.asp?sCodigo=FNE-101162"},{"accessedOn":"","date":"","id":"mission-7c6732d6b6a8cca83a5b","locator":"Indexed full text retrieved. Records Ramos as chargé ad interim on 28 February 1975 and Arce’s appointment on 19 March; Rivero as chargé ad interim on 26 December 1982 and Pastor’s appointment on 3 June 1983. These bound the interim-event notes; appointment is not treated as a verified handover day. Also confirms Berckemeyer’s ambassador role. Direct archive opens returned technical difficulties.","publisher":"","title":"Diplomatic Representation for the Republic of Peru","type":"Mission record","url":"https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/94363.htm"},{"accessedOn":"","date":"","id":"mission-67d8adec56bac71643b9","locator":"","publisher":"","title":"Harold Forsyth — mission record (2011–2015)","type":"Mission record","url":"https://www.peruembassy.site/past-ambassadors"},{"accessedOn":"","date":"","id":"mission-a718f8fa198346efc6d7","locator":"Bilateral event during the posting; does not attribute the meeting’s results personally to Forsyth.","publisher":"","title":"President Obama meets President Humala, 11 June 2013","type":"Mission record","url":"https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2013/06/11/president-obama-meets-president-humala-peru"}],"topics":["journalism","democracy","Organization of American States"]},"schemaVersion":1}