| Peter Curtis | |
| Birth Name: | Peter Campbell John Curtis |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1929 |
| Occupation: | Public servant, diplomat |
| Alma Mater: | University of Sydney (BA) University of Oxford (MA) |
| Nationality: | Australian |
Peter Campbell John Curtis (8 September 19295 May 2013) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.
Curtis was born on 8 September 1929.[1] He grew up in Sydney, attending Riverview College and later the University of Sydney, before going on to study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.[2]
In 1957, Curtis joined the Department of External Affairs.[3]
Curtis' first ambassadorial posting was to Laos in 1969.[1] Returning to Canberra in 1972, Curtis was appointed assistant secretary of the Personnel Branch of the Department of Foreign Affairs (the external affairs department's name had been changed in 1970).[4] In the role he led a property acquisition trip to Hanoi in advance of establishing a mission in Vietnam.[5] [6]
He was appointed Ambassador to Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Jordan in 1975. The posting was based in Beirut.[7]
From 1976 to 1979, Curtis was Australian High Commissioner to India and Nepal.[8]
In 1982, Curtis was appointed Australian Ambassador to France.[3]