List of ambassadors of Australia to Chile

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Ambassador of Australia to Chile
File:Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Incumbent
Andrew Martin
since 23 December 2024
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceSantiago
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderJohn Duncan
(as Minister to Chile)
Formation1946

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.[1] 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The post was first established in 1946, and was withdrawn in May 1949, as a cost saving measure by the Australian Government.[2] The post reopened in 1968.[3]

List of heads of mission

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Ordinal Name Office Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 John Duncan Minister to Chile 1946 1948 1–2 years [4][5]
n/a John Cumpston Chargé d'affaires 1948 1949 0–1 years
n/a Cavan Hogue Chargé d'affaires 1968 1969 0–1 years
2 Noël Deschamps Ambassador to Chile 1969 1973 3–4 years
n/a Ian James Chargé d'affaires 1973 1974 0–1 years
n/a Alan Brown 1974 1976 1–2 years
3 Ian Nicholson Ambassador to Chile 1976 1979 2–3 years
4 Gerald Harding 1979 1983 3–4 years
5 Kevin Flanagan 1983 1987 3–4 years
6 Malcolm Dan 1987 1991 3–4 years
7 Matthew Peek 1991 1996 4–5 years
8 Kenneth Berry 1996 1997 0–1 years [6]
9 Susan Tanner 1997 1999 1–2 years [7]
10 John Campbell 1999 2002 2–3 years [8]
11 Elizabeth Schick 2002 2005 2–3 years [9]
12 Crispin Conroy 2005 2009 3–4 years [10]
13 Virginia Greville 2009 2012 2–3 years [11]
14 Tim Kane 2012 2016 3–4 years [12]
15 Robert Fergusson January 2017 (2017-01) February 2020 (2020-02) 3 years, 1 month [13]
16 Todd Mercer February 2020 (2020-02) 2023 (2023) 6 years, 3 months [14]

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