Francisco Tudela

Francisco Antonio Gregorio Tudela van Breugel-Douglas (born 20 July 1955) is a Peruvian career diplomat.

The first of three children, Tudela was born in Lima into an upper-class family. His father, Felipe Tudela y Barreda, served as ambassador and his grandfather was a Prime Minister. His mother was jonkvrouw Vera van Breugel-Douglas, daughter of the baron Casper van Breugel-Douglas (member of the Dutch nobility), first Netherlands Ambassador accredited to the Soviet Union.

He studied at Colegio Maristas San Isidro. He graduated as a lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. He has also studied at the Universidad de Navarra (Spain) and London School of Economics and Political Science graduating with LLM.

Tudela was director of the Universidad Católica's Institute of International Studies (IDEI). Francisco Tudela was one of the most respected foreign ministers of the Alberto Fujimori government, serving from 1995 until mid-1997. He also served as First Vice President of Peru during 2000, resigning from the post in October of that year.

Tudela was held hostage for 126 days during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis of 1996-1997.