Elmer José Germán Gonzalo Schialer Salcedo is a Peruvian diplomat and professor who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2024.
Prior to his current role, he held several important positions, including Executive Director of the Peru Chapter of the Binational Development Plan for the Peru-Ecuador Border Region in 2024, and Secretary General of Foreign Affairs from 2023 to 2024.
He was also the Ambassador of Peru to the Federal Republic of Germany from 2017 to 2023 and served as the Director General of the General Secretariat of the Andean Community from 2014 to 2017, where he led reform efforts to relaunch the organization.
Schialer’s career includes serving as the Director of International Economic Negotiations from 2011 to 2014, overseeing trade negotiations and managing relations with international organizations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), as well as issues related to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
He was also the National Director of the Initiative for the Integration of Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA) from 2002 to 2004, and held positions including Deputy Director in the Directorate for Europe in 2002 and Director of Middle Eastern and African Affairs in 2001.
On the international stage, Ambassador Schialer served as the Deputy Permanent Representative of Peru to the International Organizations based in Geneva, Switzerland, from 2007 to 2011, where he managed matters related to development, trade, intellectual property, disarmament, and humanitarian law.
His experience also includes roles at Peruvian embassies in Washington, La Paz, and Mexico, as well as in the Peruvian Mission to the United Nations in New York. He was the Consul General in Frankfurt, Germany, from 1999 to 2002.
Schialer has participated in significant international negotiations, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) and agreements concerning biodiversity and disarmament.
He holds a degree in International Relations from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru and a Master's degree in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). Additionally, he has completed postgraduate studies in Systems Engineering at the National University of Engineering.