This morning, in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father Leo XIV received in audience His Excellency Mr. Jorge Fernando Ponce San Román, Ambassador of Peru to the Holy See, on the occasion of the presentation of his credential letters.

The following is a brief biography of the new Ambassador:

His Excellency Jorge Fernando Ponce San Román
Ambassador of Peru to the Holy See

His Excellency Jorge Fernando Ponce San Román was born on 19 December 1966 in Arequipa. He is married.

He was awarded a degree in law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (1993), a master’s degree in diplomacy from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru (1995), a master’’s degree in geopolitics from the Italian Society for International Organizations (2009), and a master’s degree in diplomacy and international relations from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru (2014). In addition, he obtained the title of lawyer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in 2005.

He has held the following offices: Third Secretary, Technical Cooperation Office and Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (1996); Third Secretary (1998), Second Secretary (1999) and First Secretary (2002), Embassy in Argentina; First Secretary, Undersecretariat for American Affairs (2003); First Secretary (2007), Counsellor (2010), Embassy in Italy; Counsellor, Directorate-General for Europe (2012), Directorate-General for the Americas at the General Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (2013); Minister Counsellor, Deputy Director of Mercosur, South America Directorate, Directorate General for the Americas (2014); Minister Counsellor, Embassy in the United States of America (2015); Minister, Deputy Consul General in Washington D.C. (2018); Minister, Specialized Assessor of the General Office of Human Resources (2020); Minister, Director of Cultural Heritage and Director of Promotion of the Directorate-General for Cultural Affairs (2021); Minister, Director General of Communication (2022); Minister, Director General of Institutional Management Support (2022); Minister, Director of Drug Control of the Directorate General for Multilateral and Global Affairs (2023); Minister (2024), Ambassador (2025), Secretary of Activities of the Presidential Office and Specialized Councillor of the Directorate-General for Multilateral and Global Affairs.