Peter Curtis (diplomat)

Peter Campbell John Curtis (8 September 1929 – 5 May 2013) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.

Peter Curtis
Born	Peter Campbell John Curtis (1929-09-08)8 September 1929
Died	5 May 2013(2013-05-05) (aged 83)
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Sydney (BA) University of Oxford (MA)
Occupation(s)	Public servant, diplomat
Spouse	Chantal Courant ​ ​ (m. 1954⁠–⁠2013)​

Curtis was born on 8 September 1929.^[1] He grew up in Sydney, attending Riverview College and later the University of Sydney, before going on to study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.^[2]

In 1957, Curtis joined the Department of External Affairs.^[3]

Curtis' first ambassadorial posting was to Laos in 1969.^[1] Returning to Canberra in 1972, Curtis was appointed assistant secretary of the Personnel Branch of the Department of Foreign Affairs (the external affairs department's name had been changed in 1970).^[4] In the role he led a property acquisition trip to Hanoi in advance of establishing a mission in Vietnam.^[5][6]

He was appointed Ambassador to Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Jordan in 1975. The posting was based in Beirut.^[7]

From 1976 to 1979, Curtis was Australian High Commissioner to India and Nepal.^[8]

In 1982, Curtis was appointed Australian Ambassador to France.^[3]