When Peru obtained its independence in 1821, it had to establish its political system and the framework of its foreign relations. During this stage, the Peruvian liberal sectors saw the political system of the United States and the European democracies as important models to reflect on democracy in the new Peruvian nation. The United States was perceived as an emergent country whose political system characterized by the division and autonomy of the powers of the State, with an independent judiciary (Clayton. The United States and Peru, 2002, p. 22) was close to the Peruvian liberal line of thought.
During the first half of the 19th century, the U.S. policy towards Peru was impelled mainly by Consuls, Chargé d’Affaires and Naval Officers, trying to broaden the relationship and increase the commercial exchange between both countries. In 1824, the United States named their first Consul in Lima to the recently independent Republic of Peru, William Tudor, who, until 1827, was the only representative of its interests in our country.