President of Chile

On Tuesday 11 September 2012, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO received the Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, Mr Tim Kane.

Afterwards, the Governor-General hosted the Ceremonial Welcome of the President of the Republic of Chile, His Excellency Mr Sebastián Piñera.

Later, the Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE hosted a State Dinner in honour of the President of the Republic of Chile. Guests included: the Honourable Deputy José Ramón Barros; the Honourable Deputy Germán Becker; Mr Jose Blanco and Mrs Leona Blanco; Senator the Honourable George Brandis SC; Mrs Maria Irene Chadwick; Dr Megan Clark; Commander Shane Connelly APM and Ms Vanessa Elleson; Ambassador José Miguel de la Cruz; Mr Jorge Daccarett; the Honourable Deputy Roberto Delmastro; His Excellency Mr Pedro Pablo Diaz Herrera and Mrs Maria Veronica Vergara Salas; the Honourable Mark Dreyfus QC MP; the Honourable Deputy René Garcia; the Honourable Justice William Gummow AC; Mr Jeff Hart; Ms Janine Hoey; Senator the Honourable John Hogg; Vice Admiral Peter Jones DSC AM RAN and Ms Rhonda Payget; Mr Tim Kane; Ms Kathy Keele; Mr Marius Kloppers; Mr Juan Francisco MacKenna; Dr John Minns and Ms Sophie Singh; Mr Alfredo Moreno; Mrs Carla Munizaga; Mr David Peever; the Honourable Senator Baldo Prokurica; the Honourable Deputy Jorge Sabag; Mr Charlie Sartain and Mrs Heather Sartain; Ambassador James Sinclair; the Honourable Peter Slipper MP and Mrs Inge Slipper; Mr Lyell Strambi and Mrs Melanie Strambi; the Honourable Deputy Jorge Ulloa; and His Excellency Mr Pedro Villagra Delgado.

Then, at Canberra Airport, the Governor-General was represented at the departure from Australia of the President of the Republic of Chile by the Deputy Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Mr Mark Fraser OAM.