List of ambassadors of Australia to Thailand

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Ambassador to Thailand
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Incumbent
Allan McKinnon
since October 2018 (2018-10)
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceBangkok
Inaugural holderBertram Ballard
Formation1952
WebsiteAustralian Embassy, Thailand

The Australian Ambassador to Thailand is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in Thailand. The Ambassador is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to Thailand. The Ambassador resides in Bangkok.[1] The Embassy's work has been assisted since 14 June 2016 by a consulate-general in Phuket.[2]

List of heads of mission[]

Name Start of term End of term References
Bertram Ballard 1952 1955 [3]
David Hay 1955 1957
Keith Waller 1958 1961 [4]
Malcolm Booker 1962 1963
Allan Loomes 1964 1968
David McNicol 1968 1969 [5]
Tom Critchley 1969 1973 [6]
D.C. Goss 1974 1975
Marshall Johnston 1975 1978
Gordon Jockel 1978 1985
Richard Smith 1985 1988 [7]
Richard Butler 1989 1992
John McCarthy 1992 1994
Cavan Hogue 1994 1997 [8]
William Fisher 1998 2000 [9]
Miles Kupa 2000 2005 [10]
Bill Paterson 2005 2008 [11]
Paul Grigson 2008 2010 [12]
James Wise 2010 October 2014 [13]
Paul Robilliard October 2014 October 2018 [14][15]
Allan McKinnon October 2018 present [16]

Consuls-General in Phuket[]

Name Start of term End of term References
Craig Ferguson 3 August 2016 2019 [17]
Matthew Barclay 2019 present [18]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ CA 2785: Australian Embassy, Thailand [Bangkok], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 26 April 2015
  2. ^ Bishop, Julie (13 June 2016). "New Consulate-General in Phuket" (Media release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Minister to Thailand Appointed". The West Australian. WA. 5 April 1952. p. 9.
  4. ^ "Ambassador to Thailand". The Canberra Times. 21 March 1957. p. 2.
  5. ^ "New envoy to Thailand". The Canberra Times. 4 June 1968. p. 3.
  6. ^ "Thailand post filled". The Canberra Times. 4 September 1969. p. 11.
  7. ^ "Ambassador to Thailand named". The Canberra Times. 22 May 1985. p. 3.
  8. ^ Downer, Alexander (20 August 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  9. ^ Downer, Alexander (20 August 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
  10. ^ Downer, Alexander (22 September 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  11. ^ Downer, Alexander (13 October 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  12. ^ Smith, Stephen (16 June 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.
  13. ^ Smith, Stephen (18 August 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014.
  14. ^ Bishop, Julie (24 August 2014). "Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government.
  15. ^ Murdoch, Lindsay (9 October 2014). "Thailand the latest country without US ambassador". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
  16. ^ Marise Payne, Ambassador to Thailand, 31 October 2018.
  17. ^ Bishop, Julie (3 August 2016). "Consul-General in Phuket" (Media release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  18. ^ Payne, Marise (28 August 2019). "Consul-General in Phuket" (Media release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

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