Summary

John Woods has had a 42 year career with Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). He was Australia's Ambassador to Peru until September 2014. He was Director of Canada and Latin America Section in DFAT and Ambassador to Venezuela with non-resident accreditation to Colombia, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. He was DFAT's Regional Director for Victoria. He has directed sections in DFAT responsible for policy towards the United Nations and the Commonwealth, Japan, the Koreas, and the OECD. He has served in Australian diplomatic missions in India, the UK, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. He holds a BA in Government from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Economics from the Australian National University.