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COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Since June, 2021 the United States has shared 2,000,000 safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses with the people of Peru – free of cost. This includes 2,000,000 Pfizer doses. Of the 2,000,000 vaccine doses, 100% were donated through bilateral agreements.

President Biden committed the United States to be the world’s arsenal for vaccines, leading an international and coordinated vaccination effort, and announced that the United States will provide 1.2 billion doses of safe, effective vaccines – free of cost – to meet global needs and save lives now. The United States is working with other governments, global initiatives including COVAX and the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), and other partners to get COVID-19 vaccines to where they are needed most.

Learn more about our work Delivering Vaccines and on COVID-19 Recovery.

Highlights

March 1, 2023

Department Press Briefing – March 1, 2023

February 22, 2023

Department Press Briefing – February 22, 2023

February 14, 2023

Lima, Peru: Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt ~ The American School of Lima: 2022-2023 Fact Sheet

February 1, 2023

Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Peruvian Foreign Minister Gervasi

January 27, 2023

Department Press Briefing – January 27, 2023

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U.S.-Peru Relations

The United States established diplomatic relations with Peru in 1827, six years after Peru’s independence from Spain. The United States and Peru enjoy a strategic partnership based on the shared values and interests of democracy, security, mutually beneficial trade, and human rights. The United States partners with Peru in support of Peru’s aspirations for regional and global leadership, and to continue the fight against transnational criminal organizations, promote economic opportunities for U.S. businesses, and strengthen citizen safety and security. Vice President Mike Pence attended the 2018 Summit of the Americas, which was hosted in Lima.

U.S. Assistance to Peru

The United States and Peru have a strong law enforcement and security relationship. In 2018, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Lima celebrated 40 years of bilateral cooperation in the fight against narco-trafficking and organized crime, and collaboration toward the enhanced peace and security of our two nations. The United States provided $85 million in Foreign Assistance funds to Peru in Fiscal Year 2018.

Bilateral Economic Relations

Economic and commercial ties have deepened with the 2009 entry into force of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA), a cornerstone of the bilateral relationship. The PTPA sets high standards for both countries on market access, investment safeguards, intellectual property rights, and environmental and labor rights protections. Two-way trade in goods between the United States and Peru has increased from $9.1 billion in 2009 to $17.5 billion in 2018, driving growth and employment in both countries.

Peru Flag: three equal, vertical bands of red (hoist side), white, and red with the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a shield bearing a vicuna (representing fauna), a cinchona tree (the source of quinine, signifying flora), and a yellow cornucopia spilling out coins (denoting mineral wealth); red recalls blood shed for independence, white symbolizes peace.

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