Ms Elizabeth Castro

President, Australia Peru Chamber of Commerce Inc (APCCI)

Biography

Elizabeth is president of the Australia Peru Chamber of Commerce, APCCI and currently consults on trade and investment matters involving Peru and Latin America. Elizabeth is a career diplomat and lawyer and holds a Masters in Diplomacy and International Relations, a Bachelor of Law and Political Science and Master studies in Public Policy and Government.

Her field of experience is in international business development and trade. Elizabeth has created a career across both the public and private arenas. She served in diplomatic and consular Peruvian missions in the former German Democratic Republic, Hungary and Chile. Her most recent Position for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was as Consul General of Peru in Sydney.

Elizabeth’s passion is to promote stronger and closer relations between Australia, Peru and Latin America. Elizabeth leads APCCI and is responsible for enhancing the delivery of services to APCCI’s members and stakeholders. She holds an active role to promote business links between Australia and Peru in an important moment in the bilateral relation with a Free Trade Agreement recently signed and expected to be in force in the coming months.