Permanent Representative of Australia to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Incumbent

since 1 April 2015
StyleHis Excellency
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderSir Edward Ronald Walker
Formation7 June 1971
WebsiteAustralian Embassy, France

The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the delegation of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and has been sent since Australia, represented by Deputy Prime Minister Doug Anthony and Ambassador to France Alan Renouf, acceded to the OECD on 7 June 1971.[1] The delegation to the OECD is based with the Australian Embassy in Paris and the Ambassador has resided in the Embassy since its opening in 1978.[2]

Permanent Representatives[]

Name Start of term End of term References
Sir Edward Ronald Walker 7 June 1971 August 1973 [1]
Dr Roy Cameron August 1973 1977 [3]
Francis Patrick Donovan 1977 1980
1980 May 1983 [4]
28 May 1983 1985 [4]
Alex McGoldrick 1985 1988 [5]
1988 March 1991 [6]
David Borthwick March 1991 1993 [7]
1993 1995 [7]
April 1995 June 1998
June 1998 2001 [8]
Ian Forsyth September 2001 January 2005 [9]
January 2005 January 2008 [10]
January 2008 July 2011 [11]
July 2011 1 April 2015 [12]
1 April 2015 present [13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "'VIEW FROM OUTSIDE'. Australia to join the OECD next month". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 26 May 1971. p. 27. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Brilliant opening for our Paris embassy". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 1 March 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. ^ "New statistician named". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 24 December 1976. p. 1. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Treasury man OECD envoy". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 28 May 1983. p. 6. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. ^ "New envoys named to OECD, Solomons". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 16 August 1985. p. 3. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  6. ^ "OECD ambassador joins private group". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 18 March 1991. p. 2. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Tax punch-up: Govt threat to halt probe". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 27 October 1992. p. 1. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development at Paris". The Hon. Alexander Downer, MP – Minister for Foreign Affairs (Press release). DFAT. 27 March 1998. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OECD in Paris". The Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer (Press release). DFAT. 19 March 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OECD in Paris". The Hon. Alexander Downer, MP – Minister for Foreign Affairs (Press release). DFAT. 2 December 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to the OECD". The Hon. Alexander Downer, MP – Minister for Foreign Affairs (Press release). DFAT. 17 September 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the OECD". The Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Press release). DFAT. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OECD". Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Hon Julie Bishop MP (Press release). DFAT. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

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