Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations

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Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations
Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Mitch Fifield DFAT.jpg
Incumbent
His Excellency The Honourable Mitch Fifield
since 17 October 2019
StyleHis Excellency
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor-General of Australia
Inaugural holderPaul Hasluck
Formation1946
WebsitePermanent Representative

The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of Australia to the United Nations in New York. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is the lead Australian representative to the UN, although that role is also shared with representatives present at the United Nations Office in Geneva, the United Nations Office in Vienna and the United Nations Office at Nairobi, and the delegations to UNESCO and the United Nations Agencies in Rome. Australia is a charter member of the United Nations and has sent representatives to New York since 1946.

The Permanent Representative, currently Mitch Fifield, is charged with representing Australia during plenary meetings of the General Assembly and, when Australia holds a non-permanent seat or by invitation, the Security Council, except in the rare situation in which a more senior officer (such as the Minister for Foreign Affairs or the Prime Minister of Australia) is present. The post is appointed by the Governor-General of Australia in the name of the monarch, and nominated by the Prime Minister.

Office holders[]

Image Name Start of term End of term References
Norman Makin 1950s.png Norman Makin (Head of Delegation) 1945 1946
Paulhasluck.jpg Paul Hasluck 1946 1947
John Hood 1947 1950
KCO Shann in 1951.png Mick Shann (acting) 1950 1951
Bill Forsyth 1951 1956
McMahon1952 (cropped).jpg Edward Ronald Walker 1956 1959
James Plimsoll 1958-02 (cropped).jpg James Plimsoll 1959 1963
David Hay 1964 1965 [1]
Patrick Shaw.jpg Patrick Shaw 1965 1970
Laurence McIntyre.jpg Laurence McIntyre 1970 1975
Ralph Harry 1975 1978
Harold David Anderson 1978 1982
Richard Woolcott 1982 1988
Michael Costello (acting) 1988 1989
Peter Wilenski.jpg Peter Wilenski 1989 1992
Richard Butler 1992 1996
Penny Wensley (2).jpg Penelope Wensley 1997 2001 [2]
John Dauth (1).jpg John Dauth 2001 2006 [3]
Caroline Millar (acting) 2006 2006
Robert Hill (1).jpg Robert Hill 2006 2009
Quinlan gary ser.jpg Gary Quinlan 2009 2014 [4]
Gillian Bird.jpg Gillian Bird 2015 2019 [5]
Mitch Fifield DFAT.jpg Mitch Fifield 2019 incumbent [6][7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Farquharson, John (22 May 2009). "David Hay, 1916-2009". smh.com.a. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York". Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York". Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations". Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  5. ^ "New Permanent Representative of Australia Presents Credentials (2015)". United Nations. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  7. ^ "New Permanent Representative of Australia Presents Credentials (2019)". United Nations. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

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