List of ambassadors of Australia to Denmark

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Ambassador to Denmark
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Incumbent
Vacant
since January 2021
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceCopenhagen
Inaugural holderLloyd Thomson
(resident in The Hague)
FormationNovember 1970
WebsiteAustralian Embassy, Denmark

The Australian Ambassador to Denmark is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in Denmark. The Ambassador resides in Copenhagen.[1] The ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation for Iceland (1984–1997; since 2000) and Norway (since 2000). Accreditation was also previously held for Latvia and Lithuania following their regaining independence (1991–1997).[2] The embassy was first opened in November 1970, when the existing Consulate-General in Copenhagen was upgraded, and the embassy remained until it was closed in May 1997 due to "budgetary pressures". While accreditation passed to the Australian Embassy in Sweden in the period after that, the embassy was reopened May 2000.[3]

List of heads of mission[]

Ambassadors to Denmark, resident in the Netherlands[]

Name Start of term End of term References
Lloyd Thomson November 1970 1971 [4]

Resident Ambassadors to Denmark[]

Name Start of term End of term References
Gerald Harding (Chargé d'affaires) 1971 1974
Ruth Dobson 1974 1978
James Humphreys 1978 1980
Ronald Walker 1980 1983
Anthony Dingle 1983 1987
Jeffrey Benson 1987 1991
John Burgess 4 March 1991 April 1995 [5]
Garry Conroy April 1995 May 1997 [6]

Ambassadors to Denmark, resident in Sweden[]

Name Start of term End of term References
Judith Pead May 1997 1999
Stephen Brady 1999 2000 [7]

Resident Ambassadors to Denmark[]

Name Start of term End of term References
Malcolm Leader 2000 2003 [8]
Charles Stuart (Chargé d'affaires) 2003 2003
Matthew Peek 2003 2006 [9]
Sharyn Minahan 2006 2010 [10]
James Choi 2010 2013 [11]
Damien Miller 2013 11 April 2017 [12]
MaryEllen Miller 11 April 2017 December 2020 [13][14]
Asmeret Kidane (Chargé d'affaires) 2020 2021
Kerin Ayyalaraju 2021

References[]

  1. ^ CA 6942:Australian Embassy, Denmark [Copenhagen], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 18 April 2015
  2. ^ Bob, Hawke (27 August 1991). "Govt. to establish full diplomatic relations with the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania" (Press release). Australian Government.
  3. ^ Crosio, Janice; Downer, Alexander (29 September 1999). "QUESTIONS ON NOTICE - Australian Embassy: Copenhagen". House Hansard. Parliament of Australia.
  4. ^ "Posts in Denmark, Norway". The Canberra Times. ACT. 9 November 1970. p. 9.
  5. ^ Evans, Gareth (4 March 1991). "Diplomatic Appointment – Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government.
  6. ^ McMullan, Bob (9 January 1995). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government.
  7. ^ Downer, Alexander (2 July 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
  8. ^ Downer, Alexander (17 May 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  9. ^ Downer, Alexander (2 July 2003). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador To Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  10. ^ Downer, Alexander (3 July 2006). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
  11. ^ Smith, Stephen (1 April 2010). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  12. ^ Carr, Bob (1 April 2013). "Ambassador to Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Ambassador to Denmark". 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Sadly the time has come to farewell Copenhagen..." Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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