Sydney, New South Wales; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

On Tuesday 8 August 2023, Their Excellencies General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and Mrs Linda Hurley travelled from Sydney, New South Wales, to Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

Afterwards, the Governor-General and Mrs Hurley hosted a lunch for Heads of Mission from Latin America nations. Guests included His Excellency Mr Eduardo Patricio Peña Haller, Ambassador of Mexico, and his spouse Ms Maria Laura Duclaud Vilares; Mr Armando Vidal Fernandez Galte, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of Paraguay, and his spouse Ms Ethel Eliana Peña Yegros; His Excellency Mr Ronald Recinos, Ambassador of Guatemala, and his spouse Ms Rachel MacLennan; Her Excellency Mrs Dianela Pi, Ambassador of Uruguay and her spouse Mr Paolo Federico Pedrazzi Scoteguazza; Her Excellency Mrs Itzel Anays Patino Guerra De Villarreal, Ambassador of Panama, and her spouse Mr Agusto Luis Villarrreal Amaranto; His Excellency Mr Maximo Gowland, Ambassador of Argentina; His Excellency Mr Vitalian Gaspar Gallardo Valencia, Ambassador of Peru and his spouse Ms Ljubinka Milla Petkovich Portocarrero; His Excellency Victor Arturo Cabrera Hidalgo, Ambassador of Ecuador, and his spouse Mrs Tetyana Aleksandrovna Fadina; His Excellency Mr Jaime Andrés Chomali Garib, Ambassador of Chile, and his spouse Ms Frederike Roozeveld Van Der Ven Voeten; Ms Diana Carvajal, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Colombia, and Mr Peter Anhony Higgins; Mrs Astrid Guadalupe Moreno Lopez, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of El Salvador; Ms Maria Cristina Ferraz Alves, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil; Her Excellency Mrs Tanieris Dieguez La O, Ambassador of Cuba, and her spouse Mr Tomas Ramirez Cabrera; Mr Gonzalo Quesada Ledezma, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Costa Rica; and representatives from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade including Mr John Larkin, Assistant Secretary, APEC and Latin America Branch; Ms Helen Stylianou, First Assistant Secretary, Trade, Investment and Business Engagement Division; and Ms Tina Lee, Assistant Director, Diplomatic and Consular Accreditation Section.