List of Australian Ambassadors to Peru

Ambassador to Peru
Incumbent
Nicholas McCaffrey
since 2014 (2014)
Style His Excellency
Residence Lima
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder Dan Mackinnon
(resident in Buenos Aires)
Formation 1972
Website Australian Embassy Lima

The Ambassador of Australia to Peru is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Republic of Peru.[1] The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and holds non-resident accreditation for Bolivia (since 2010). Prior to accreditation with Bolivia being transferred to the Embassy in Lima, accreditation has been held variously by Ambassadors to Chile, Argentina and Brazil.

The Australian Government first announced it would open an embassy in Lima in 1968.[2] The Australian Embassy in Peru was closed between 1986 and 2010,[3] as a result of the 1986 Australian Government Budget.[4]

List of heads of mission

Ambassador to Peru, resident in Buenos Aires

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Dan Mackinnon19681970
Harry Bullock19701973
Hugh Dunn19731973

Resident Ambassadors to Peru

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Allan Loomes19741978
Alan Fogg19791980
Jim Ferguson19811983[5]
G.S.F. Harding19841986
Embassy closed

Ambassador to Peru, resident in Santiago

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Kevin Flanagan19861987
Malcolm Dan19871991
Matthew Peek19911996
Kenneth Berry19961997
Susan Tanner19971999
John Campbell19992002
Elizabeth Schick20022005
Crispin Conroy20052009
Virginia Greville20092010

Resident Ambassadors to Peru

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
John Woods20102014[6]
Nicholas McCaffrey2014present[7]

References

  1. ↑ CA 4410:Australian Embassy, Peru [Lima], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 April 2015
  2. ↑ "Australian embassy for Peru". The Canberra Times. 10 June 1968. p. 3.
  3. ↑ Rudd, Kevin (8 October 2010). "Australia re-opens its embassy in Lima, Peru" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Farrington, I.S. (15 September 1986). "Closure of embassy". The Canberra Times. p. 2.
  5. ↑ "Diplomatic postings". The Canberra Times. 1 August 1980. p. 7.
  6. ↑ Smith, Stephen (14 July 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Peru" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Bishop, Julie (24 August 2014). "Ambassador to Peru" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015.
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