List of Australian High Commissioners to Vanuatu

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Australian High Commissioner to Vanuatu
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Incumbent

since 2019
StyleHis Excellency
ResidencePort Vila
Inaugural holderMichael Ovington
Formation1980

The Australian Government has maintained a diplomatic relationship with Vanuatu since the New Hebrides gained independence in July 1980 as a Commonwealth republic.[1] Australia was the first country to establish a foreign mission in Port Vila, in 1978.[2]

Name Start of term End of term References
Mike Ovington 1980 1983
1983 1985 [3]
Greg Urwin 1985 1988 [4]
1988 1990
David Ambrose 1990 1992 [5]
Peter Shannon 1992 1996 [6]
1996 1999 [2]
1999 2002 [7]
2002 2005 [8]
2005 2009 [9]
Pablo Kang 2009 2010 [10]
2010 2012 [11]
2012 2017 [12]
2017 2019 [13]
2019 [14]

References[]

  1. ^ Function on board Royal Australian Navy minehunter HMAS Huon Port Vila Harbour (PDF), Australian Government, 31 July 2010, pp. 2–3, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Evans, Gareth (13 October 1995). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Vanuatu" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  3. ^ "High Commissioner". The Canberra Times. 27 December 1982. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Envoy to Vanuatu". The Canberra Times. 10 January 1985. p. 10.
  5. ^ "Appointments". The Canberra Times. 27 February 1990. p. 5.
  6. ^ "Aust appoints new High Commissioner to Vanuatu". The Canberra Times. 20 September 1992. p. 4.
  7. ^ Downer, Alexander (28 August 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Vanuatu" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  8. ^ Downer, Alexander (23 July 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Vanuatu" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  9. ^ Downer, Alexander (17 December 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Vanuatu" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  10. ^ Smith, Stephen (21 December 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Vanuatu" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014.
  11. ^ Rudd, Kevin (17 November 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment – High Commissioner To Vanuatu" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.
  12. ^ Carr, Bob (24 August 2012). "High Commissioner to Vanuatu" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
  13. ^ Bishop, Julie (23 November 2016). "High Commissioner to Vanuatu" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016.
  14. ^ Burgess, Katie (17 December 2019). "Career diplomats clean up in end-of-year appointment spree". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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