List of ambassadors of Australia to Peru

Ambassador of Australia to Peru
Incumbent Maree Ringland since 22 March 2022 (2022-03-22)
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 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.

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

Ordinal	Officeholder	Other offices	Residency	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
1	Dan Mackinnon CBE		Buenos Aires, Argentina	1968 (1968)	1970 (1970)	1–2 years
2	Harry Bullock			1970 (1970)	1973 (1973)	2–3 years
3	Hugh Dunn			1973 (1973)	1973 (1973)	0 years
4	Allan Loomes OBE	A	Lima, Peru	1974 (1974)	1978 (1978)	3–4 years
5	Alan Fogg MBE	A		1979 (1979)	1980 (1980)	0–1 years
6	Jim Ferguson	A		1981 (1981)	1983 (1983)	1–2 years	[5]
7	G. S. F. Harding			1984 (1984)	1986 (1986)	1–2 years
8	Kevin Flanagan		Santiago, Chile	1986 (1986)	1987 (1987)	0–1 years
9	Malcolm Dan			1987 (1987)	1991 (1991)	3–4 years
10	Matthew Peek			1991 (1991)	1996 (1996)	4–5 years
11	Kenneth Berry			1996 (1996)	1997 (1997)	0–1 years
12	Susan Tanner			1997 (1997)	1999 (1999)	1–2 years
13	John Campbell			1999 (1999)	2002 (2002)	2–3 years
14	Elizabeth Schick			2002 (2002)	2005 (2005)	2–3 years
15	Crispin Conroy			2005 (2005)	2009 (2009)	3–4 years
16	Virginia Greville			2009 (2009)	2010 (2010)	0–1 years
17	John Woods	B	Lima, Peru	2010 (2010)	2014 (2014)	3–4 years	[6]
18	Nicholas Gerard McCaffrey [7]	B		2014 (2014)	2018 (2018)	3–4 years	[8] [9]
19	Diana Nelson	B		December 2018 (2018-12)	2022 (2022)	3–4 years	[10] [11]
20	Maree Ringland	B		22 March 2022 (2022-03-22)	()	1 year, 356 days	[12] [13]

Notes

^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

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 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
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 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
5. "Diplomatic postings". The Canberra Times. 1 August 1980. p. 7 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
6. Smith, Stephen (14 July 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Peru" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015.
7. Directorio de Cooperación Técnica Internacional 2018-2019 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2018.
8. Bishop, Julie (24 August 2014). "Ambassador to Peru" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015.
9. "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático, Organismos Internacionales y Cuerpo Consular" (PDF). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores . 1 March 2015.
10. Payne, Marise (24 October 2018). "Ambassador to Peru" (Press release). Australian Government. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
11. Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate . Parliament of Australia . Retrieved 15 November 2022.
12. Payne, Marise (21 March 2022). "Ambassador to Peru" (Press release). Australian Government. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
13. "The Venezuelan ambassador delivers credentials to the president of Peru". Infobae. Venezuela: Todos Los Derechos Reservados. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.