Eastern Island's coral reefs, Rapa Nui, V Region of Valparaiso
The Embassy
Peruse Ambassador Jose Luis Balmaceda`s CV
Diplomatic Officials
Ambassador: HE Mr Jose Balmaceda (Chief of Mission)
Counsellor: Mr Patricio Becker
First Secretary: Mr Frank Tressler
First Secretary and Consul: Mr Eugenio Del solar
Defence Attache: Captain (Navy) Mr Jorge Rodriguez
Trade Commissioner: Mr Marcelo Salas (Sydney)
Administrative Staff (Canberra only)
Ms. Maylin Duke, Personal Assistant to the Ambassador
Ms. Fran Fernandez, Administrative Secretary
Ms. Luisa Pava de Ovari, Acting Consular Assistant
Mrs. Isabel Riveros, Secretary-Translator (Defence Attache`s Office)
Mr. Jose Aristides, Driver
Other foreign officers in Australia (for further details please click here):
Minister Counsellor Mr. Álvaro Castellón, Consul General in Sydney
Counsellor Mr. Ignacio Concha, Consul General in Melbourne
Valley of the Moon, San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta`s Region
Former Chilean Ambassadors to Australia
Manuel Hübner, Special Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary (1946)
Juan Domeyko, Chargé d`Afaires, resident in Sydney (June 1953 and January 1958)
Gino Bucchi, Chargé d`Affaires, resident in Sydney, NSW (between 1961 and 1964)
Julio Riethmüller, Ambassador, resident en Canberra (between 1969 and 1973)
Jorge Baeza, Captain (Navy), Chargé d`Affaires a.i. (after September 1973 only)
Ronald Mac Intyre (between April and October 1974 only)
Renato Garcia, Ambassador (between June 1975 and November 1977)
Jorge Valdovinos, Ambassador (between April 1978 and December 1983)
Jorge Berguno, Ambassador (between February 1985 and April 1987)
Jaime Herrera, Ambassador (between May 1987 and May 1990)
Juan Salazar, Ambassador (between July 1990 and September 1992)
Fernando Zegers, Ambassador (between November 1992 and February 1996)
Jorge Tarud, Ambassador (between March 1996 and May 2000)
Cristobal Valdes, Ambassador (between June 2000 and July 2004)
Fernando Schmidt, Ambassador (between July 2004 and June 2006)
If you wish to know further details about the Chilean diplomatic and consular presence in Australia during the XX century and beyond, please click here (in Spanish only).
Last updated: January 8, 2006