List of Australian special interests Ambassadors and Envoys

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Australian special interests Ambassadors and Envoys are specially-appointed officers of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to represent Australia's interests abroad on a larger scale (such as by continent) or through representing Australia's approach to various international issues. While the special interest Ambassadors-at-Large are appointed in the same manner as would a normal Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, they are not credentialed to any state and thus have no treaty-making powers. Special Envoys are typically appointed by the Prime Minister of Australia.

Special interests Ambassadors[]

Ambassadors for Counter-Terrorism, 2003–date[]

Name Start of term End of term Notes
Nick Warner 20 March 2003 14 August 2003 [1]
14 August 2003 20 July 2006 [2]
Mike Smith 20 July 2006 5 September 2008 [3]
Bill Paterson 5 September 2008 14 March 2013 [4]
Bill Fisher 14 March 2013 18 May 2014 [5]
Miles Armitage 18 May 2014 21 July 2016 [6]
PSM 21 July 2016 18 February 2021 [7]
Roger Noble AO 18 February 2021 date [8]

Ambassadors for the Environment, 1989–2007, 2014–date[]

Name Start of term End of term Notes
Sir Ninian Stephen 1989 1992
Penelope Wensley 1992 January 1996
Howard Bamsey January 1996 September 1997 [9]
Meg McDonald September 1997 November 1998 [10]
Ralph Hillman November 1998 March 2002 [11]
Christopher Langman March 2002 February 2004 [12]
Justin Brown February 2004 January 2005 [13]
Jan Adams January 2005 2007 [14]
Role merged with Climate Change Ambassador
Peter Woolcott November 2014 29 February 2016 [15]
29 February 2016 18 November 2019 [16]
Jamie Isbister 18 November 2019 date [17]

Ambassadors for Climate Change, 2007–2014[]

Name Start of term End of term Notes
Jan Adams 2007 February 2009
Louise Hand February 2009 13 May 2012 [18]
Justin Lee 13 May 2012 1 November 2014 [19]

Ambassadors for Cyber Affairs, 2016–date[]

Name Start of term End of term Notes
Dr 10 November 2016 date [20]

Ambassador for HIV/AIDS, 2007–2012[]

Name Start of term End of term Notes
Murray Proctor December 2007 May 2012 [21]

Ambassador for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, 2012–2017[]

Name Start of term End of term Notes
James Gilling 3 October 2012 13 June 2017 [21]
Succeeded by Ambassador for Regional Health Security

Ambassador for Regional Health Security, 2017–date[]

Name Start of term End of term Notes
Blair Exell 13 June 2017 3 March 2020 [22]
Stephanie Williams 3 March 2020 date [23]

Ambassadors for People Smuggling Issues, 2002–2017[]

Name Start of term End of term Notes
John Buckley April 2002 30 July 2003 [24]
Caroline Millar 30 July 2003 19 December 2005 [25]
Lydia Morton 19 December 2005 January 2007 [26]
Michael Potts January 2007 June 2009 [27]
Peter Woolcott June 2009 February 2010 [28]
James Larsen February 2010 27 May 2012 [29]
27 May 2012 December 2014 [29]
Andrew Goledzinowski December 2014 19 October 2017 [30]
Succeeded by Ambassador for People Smuggling and Human Trafficking

Ambassador for People Smuggling and Human Trafficking, 2017–date[]

Name Start of term End of term Notes
Dr Geoffrey Shaw 19 October 2017 22 May 2020 [31]
Lucienne Manton 22 May 2020 [32]

Ambassadors for Women and Girls, 2011–date[]

Name Start of term End of term Notes
Penny Williams 13 September 2011 16 December 2013 [33]
Natasha Stott Despoja 16 December 2013 21 November 2016 [34]
Sharman Stone 21 November 2016 8 March 2020 [35]
Julie-Ann Guivarra 8 March 2020 [36]

Special Envoys[]

See also[]

References[]

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