List of Australian Ambassadors to Peru

Ambassador to Peru
Incumbent Nicholas McCaffrey since 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

Name	Start of term	End of term	References
Dan Mackinnon	1968	1970
Harry Bullock	1970	1973
Hugh Dunn	1973	1973

Resident Ambassadors to Peru

Name	Start of term	End of term	References
Allan Loomes	1974	1978
Alan Fogg	1979	1980
Jim Ferguson	1981	1983	[5]
G.S.F. Harding	1984	1986
Embassy closed

Ambassador to Peru, resident in Santiago

Name	Start of term	End of term	References
Kevin Flanagan	1986	1987
Malcolm Dan	1987	1991
Matthew Peek	1991	1996
Kenneth Berry	1996	1997
Susan Tanner	1997	1999
John Campbell	1999	2002
Elizabeth Schick	2002	2005
Crispin Conroy	2005	2009
Virginia Greville	2009	2010

Resident Ambassadors to Peru

Name	Start of term	End of term	References
John Woods	2010	2014	[6]
Nicholas McCaffrey	2014	present	[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.