[GRADE A2 — EFTA02669363 and EFTA02363801 (Epstein jmail archive, VOL00011)]
Two emails from Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem — Chairman of DP World, the Dubai-based global ports operator — document high-level political meetings in Peru communicated directly through Epstein's email system.
Email 1 (November 27, 2016): Subject "Re: Fidel Castro," sender "Ssulaye":
Yes I want to go it I have a meeting with the Peruvian PM I am trying to change it to 5th
This email sits within a 5-message thread that received 15 stars, indicating significant engagement. The reference to rescheduling to "the 5th" (likely December 5, 2016) suggests the meeting with Peru's Prime Minister was flexible and being coordinated around other commitments discussed with Epstein. Peru's PM at this time was Fernando Zavala Lombardi (in office July 28, 2016 – September 15, 2017).
Email 2 (December 1, 2016): Subject "Re:", sender "Sultan Bin Sulayem":
I have a stupid meeting with the deputy president on Sunday noon in Lima
Peru's Second Vice President at this time was Mercedes Aráoz Fernández (who also later served as PM from September 2017 to April 2018). The First Vice President was Martín Vizcarra Cornejo (who later succeeded to the presidency in March 2018).
DP World operates port concessions globally. The company was awarded a 30-year concession for the Callao container terminal (South Dock) in June 2006 for $617 million, with operations beginning in May 2010. A Phase 2 expansion ($350M, Bicentennial Pier) was planned during the period of these emails. A separate House Oversight document (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026520) contains a September 2013 Spanish-language article about bin Sulayem meeting with Ecuador's President Rafael Correa regarding port investment in Posorja — the article explicitly confirms "DP World operates the maritime terminal of Callao, in Peru."
Full thread reconstruction of the November–December 2016 period reveals the Peru meetings occurred during an extraordinary sequence:
The jmail archive contains 1,085 emails indexed under bin Sulayem — an extraordinary volume spanning 2009 to 2019. Epstein introduced bin Sulayem to Steve Bannon (February 2018), connected him with Jide Zeitlin (later Coach/Tapestry CEO) for African port deals, and sent 30 23andMe DNA kits to Sultan via Emirates cargo (June 2017). bin Sulayem flew DP World jet N788DP to Santa Fe airport for in-person Epstein meetings (August 2016).
As of February 13, 2026, DP World replaced bin Sulayem as chairman amid scrutiny over sexually explicit emails with Epstein revealed in DOJ releases. Bloomberg reported discussions of "sex, business, and women." Canadian and UK finance groups froze new DP World deals.
WHAT THIS SHOWS AND DOES NOT SHOW: The emails establish that bin Sulayem had meetings with Peru's PM and Deputy President in late 2016 and reported these through Epstein-connected channels as routine briefings — alongside Vietnam presidential meetings and other high-level political access. DP World operated a $617M Callao port concession, providing legitimate business context for the meetings. The full thread context shows the Peru meetings were sandwiched between visits to Epstein in Boston, dinners with Tom Pritzker, and plans to fly to Epstein's island. Epstein then leveraged the relationship to request job placement at DP World ports. This does NOT establish that Epstein arranged or benefited directly from the Peru government meetings, but the communication pattern — political access reported to Epstein, followed by Epstein requesting favors — illustrates how Epstein's network functioned as a bidirectional influence exchange.