List of ambassadors of Australia to Chile explained
The Ambassador of Australia to Chile 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 Chile. The ambassador resides in Santiago. The current ambassador, since February 2020, is Todd Mercer.
The post was first established in 1946, and was withdrawn in May 1949, as a cost saving measure by the Australian Government.[1] The post reopened in 1968.[2]
List of heads of mission
| Ordinal | Name | Office | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
|---|
| John Duncan | Minister to Chile | 1946 | 1948 | years | [3] [4] |
| n/a | John Cumpston | Chargé d'affaires | 1948 | 1949 | years | |
|
|---|
| n/a | Cavan Hogue | Chargé d'affaires | 1968 | 1969 | years | |
| | Ambassador to Chile | 1969 | 1973 | years | |
| n/a | Ian James | Chargé d'affaires | 1973 | 1974 | years | |
| n/a | Alan Brown | 1974 | 1976 | years | |
| Ian Nicholson | Ambassador to Chile | 1976 | 1979 | years | |
| Gerald Harding | 1979 | 1983 | years | |
| Kevin Flanagan | 1983 | 1987 | years | |
| Malcolm Dan | 1987 | 1991 | years | |
| Matthew Peek | 1991 | 1996 | years | |
| Kenneth Berry | 1996 | 1997 | years | [5] |
| | 1997 | 1999 | years | [6] |
| John Campbell | 1999 | 2002 | years | [7] |
| | 2002 | 2005 | years | [8] |
| | 2005 | 2009 | years | [9] |
| | 2009 | 2012 | years | [10] |
| Tim Kane | 2012 | 2016 | years | [11] |
| Robert Fergusson | | | | [12] |
| Todd Mercer | | | | [13] | |
Notes and References
- News: Diplomatic positions terminated. 20 April 1948. The Advertiser. Adelaide, South Australia. 2.
- News: Chile names envoy. The Canberra Times. 10. 7 June 1969. ACT.
- News: Chile post to Mr. Duncan. 29 December 1945. The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Queensland. 3.
- News: Ex-Minister dies: Mr. J.S. Duncan. The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 March 1949. 5.
- Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador To Chile. Gareth. Evans. Gareth Evans (politician). 8 June 1995. Australian Government. 13 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160113203317/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1995/m57.html.
- Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador To Chile. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212031415/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1997/fa39_97.html. 12 February 2014. 16 May 1997.
- Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government . Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador To Chile. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212024056/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1999/fa088_99.html . 12 February 2014. 5 August 1999.
- Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Chile. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government. 20 September 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20150419034820/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2005/fa120_05.html. 19 April 2015.
- Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Chile . https://web.archive.org/web/20140212011954/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2005/fa120_05.html. 12 February 2014. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government. 20 September 2005.
- Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Chile. https://web.archive.org/web/20150404071602/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2009/fa-s025_09.html. 4 April 2015. Stephen. Smith. Stephen Smith (Australian politician). Australian Government. 24 February 2009.
- Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Chile. https://web.archive.org/web/20150404013121/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2012/bc_mr_120529a.html. 4 April 2015. Bob. Carr. Bob Carr. Australian Government. 29 May 2012.
- Web site: Payne, Marise . Marise Payne . Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry . . . 2019 . 25 October 2022 .
- Web site: 18 February 2020. Ambassador to Chile. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202182759/https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/marise-payne/media-release/ambassador-chile. 2 December 2020. 9 March 2021.
