The Ambassador from New Zealand to Chile is
New Zealand
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's foremost
diplomatic representative in the
Republic of Chile
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, and in charge of New Zealand's
diplomatic mission
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in Chile.
The embassy is located in
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...
, Chile's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident
ambassador in Chile since 1973. The Ambassador to Chile is
concurrently accredited to
Colombia and
Peru
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.
List of heads of mission
Ambassadors to Chile
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John G. McArthur (1973–1975)
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Ken Cunningham (1975–1976)
Chargés d'Affaires in Chile
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David Holborow (1976–1978)
Ambassadors to Chile
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David Holborow (1978–1981)
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Ian Landon-Lane (1981–1985)
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Barry Brooks (1985–1988)
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Paul Tipping (1988–1992)
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Francis Ormond Wilson (1992–1996)
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David McGee (1996–2000)
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Richard Mann (2000–2005)
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Nigel Fyfe (2005 - 2009 )
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Rosemary Paterson (2009-2012?)
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John Capper
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(August 2012- March 2015)
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Jacqui Caine (March 2015 – 2018)
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Linda Te Puni (December 2018 – 2023)
See also
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Chile–New Zealand relations
References
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved on 2012-05-11.
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Ambassadors of New Zealand to Chile,
Chile, Ambassadors from New Zealand to
New Zealand
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