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The post was first established in 1946, and was withdrawn in May 1949, as a cost saving measure by the Australian Government. The post reopened in 1968.
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 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 1997 1999 years John Campbell 1999 2002 years 2002 2005 years 2005 2009 years 2009 2012 years Tim Kane 2012 2016 years Robert Fergusson Todd Mercer
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