Richard Peter Ralph, CMG, CVO

Royal Victorian Order

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, (born 27 April 1946) was a former British Diplomat and Ambassador to Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

. From 1999 until 2002 Raplh served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Romania and Moldova. His career in the diplomatic service started in 1969 and whilst serving as Ambassador to Peru he became involved with Monterrico Minerals plc a publicly listed company mining

Mining

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 copper

Copper

Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...

 at Rio Blacos in Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

. In August 2006 Ralph was appointed Executive Chairman.

In 2008, he was fined for insider dealing associated with Monterrico Minerals, the company of which he was chairman.

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