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 current ambassador, since March 2022, is Maree Ringland.
Ambassador of Australia to Peru | |
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Incumbent since 22 March 2022Maree Ringland | |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
Style | Her Excellency |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
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 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
editOrdinal | Officeholder | Other offices | Residency | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
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1 | Dan Mackinnon CBE | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1968 | 1970 | 1–2 years | ||
2 | Harry Bullock | 1970 | 1973 | 2–3 years | |||
3 | Hugh Dunn | 1973 | 1973 | 0 years | |||
4 | Allan Loomes OBE | A | Lima, Peru | 1974 | 1978 | 3–4 years | |
5 | Alan Fogg MBE | A | 1979 | 1980 | 0–1 years | ||
6 | Jim Ferguson | A | 1981 | 1983 | 1–2 years | [5] | |
7 | G. S. F. Harding | 1984 | 1986 | 1–2 years | |||
8 | Kevin Flanagan | Santiago, Chile | 1986 | 1987 | 0–1 years | ||
9 | Malcolm Dan | 1987 | 1991 | 3–4 years | |||
10 | Matthew Peek | 1991 | 1996 | 4–5 years | |||
11 | Kenneth Berry | 1996 | 1997 | 0–1 years | |||
12 | Susan Tanner | 1997 | 1999 | 1–2 years | |||
13 | John Campbell | 1999 | 2002 | 2–3 years | |||
14 | Elizabeth Schick | 2002 | 2005 | 2–3 years | |||
15 | Crispin Conroy | 2005 | 2009 | 3–4 years | |||
16 | Virginia Greville | 2009 | 2010 | 0–1 years | |||
17 | John Woods | B | Lima, Peru | 2010 | 2014 | 3–4 years | [6] |
18 | Nicholas Gerard McCaffrey[7] | B | 2014 | 2018 | 3–4 years | [8][9] | |
19 | Diana Nelson | B | December 2018 | 2022 | 3–4 years | [10][11] | |
20 | Maree Ringland | B | 22 March 2022 | 2 years, 279 days | [12][13] |
Notes
edit- ^A Also non-resident Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, 1976 to 1983.
- ^B Also non-resident Australian Ambassador to the Plurinational State of Bolivia, since 2010.
References
edit- ^ CA 4410:Australian Embassy, Peru (Lima), National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 April 2015
- ^ "Australian embassy for Peru". The Canberra Times. 10 June 1968. p. 3 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Farrington, I. S. (15 September 1986). "Closure of embassy". The Canberra Times. p. 2 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Diplomatic postings". The Canberra Times. 1 August 1980. p. 7 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
- ^ Smith, Stephen (14 July 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Peru" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015.
- ^ Directorio de Cooperación Técnica Internacional 2018-2019 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2018.
- ^ Bishop, Julie (24 August 2014). "Ambassador to Peru" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático, Organismos Internacionales y Cuerpo Consular" (PDF). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 1 March 2015.
- ^ Payne, Marise (24 October 2018). "Ambassador to Peru" (Press release). Australian Government. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Payne, Marise (21 March 2022). "Ambassador to Peru" (Press release). Australian Government. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "The Venezuelan ambassador delivers credentials to the president of Peru". Infobae. Venezuela: Todos Los Derechos Reservados. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.