List of ambassadors of Australia to Greece
| Ambassador to Greece | |
|---|---|
 | |
Incumbent Kate Logan since 20 October 2017 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Athens |
| Inaugural holder | Alfred Stirling |
| Formation | 1964 |
The Australian Ambassador to Greece is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in Greece. The Ambassador resides in Athens and holds non-resident accreditation for Bulgaria and Romania.[1] From 2004 to 2013, accreditation was also held for Albania, when it reverted to the Embassy in Rome.
Ambassadors to Greece[]
- Alfred Stirling (1964–1965)[2]
- Jo Gullett (1965–1968)[3]
- Hugh Gilchrist (1968–1972)[4]
- Barry Hall (1972–1974)[5]
- Donald Horne (1974–1976)[6]
- Les Johnson (1976–1980)
- Marshall Johnston (1980–1984)[7]
- Donald Kingsmill (1984–1987)[8]
- Kevin Gates (1987–1991)[9]
- Alan Edwards (1991–1996)[10]
- Robert Merrillees (1996–1998)[11]
- Ross Burns (1998–2001)[12]
- Stuart Hume (2001–2005)[13]
- Paul Tighe (2005–2008)[14]
- Jeremy Newman (2008–2011)[15]
- Jenny Bloomfield (2011–2014)[16]
- John Griffin (2014–20 October 2017)[17]
- (20 October 2017–December 2019)[18]
- (December 2019–Incumbent)[19][20]
References[]
- ^ CA 8021: Australian Embassy, Greece [Athens], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 16 April 2015
- ^ "Embassy in Athens". The Canberra Times. 10 March 1964. p. 2.
- ^ "Envoy leaves for Greece". The Canberra Times. 10 May 1965. p. 10.
- ^ "Envoy named". The Canberra Times. 22 May 1968. p. 8.
- ^ "Foreign Affairs changes". The Canberra Times. 12 June 1972. p. 8.
- ^ "Envoy to Greece to change". The Canberra Times. 12 April 1974. p. 4.
- ^ "Ambassadors". The Canberra Times. 28 March 1980. p. 3.
- ^ "New envoy to Greece". The Canberra Times. 30 May 1984. p. 3.
- ^ "Former Indonesian military chief is new ambassador". The Age. 2 September 1987. p. 6.
Mr Kevin Gates, a former ambassador to Mexico City, was yesterday confirmed as Australia's ambassador to Greece
- ^ "New ambassadors". The Canberra Times. 6 June 1991. p. 2.
- ^ Evans, Gareth (13 October 1995). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Greece" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (16 December 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (25 May 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (26 August 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Greece" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Smith, Stephen (8 February 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Greece" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
- ^ Rudd, Kevin (17 July 2011). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Greece" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015.
- ^ Bishop, Julie (3 June 2014). "Ambassador to Greece" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015.
- ^ Bishop, Julie (20 October 2017). "Ambassador to Greece" (Press release). Australian Government.
- ^ "Ambassador to Greece". DFAT. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Kampouris, Nick. "Australia Names Arthur Spyrou as Canberra's New Ambassador to Greece | Greek Reporter Australia". Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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