List of ambassadors of Australia to Argentina
Ambassador of Australia to Argentina | |
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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
Style | His Excellency |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | Buenos Aires |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
Appointer | Governor-General of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Kevin Kelly (as Ambassador) |
Formation | 1964 |
The Ambassador of Australia to Argentina is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Argentine Republic. The ambassador since October 2018 is Brett Hackett, who resides in Buenos Aires.[1]
List of heads of mission
Ordinal | Officeholder | Title | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
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(n/a) | Harry Bullock | Chargé d'affaires | 1962 | 1963 | 0–1 years | |
1 | Kevin Kelly | Ambassador of Australia to Argentina | 1964 | 1967 | 2–3 years | [2] |
2 | Dan Mackinnon | 1967 | 1970 | 2–3 years | ||
3 | Harry Bullock | 1970 | 1973 | 2–3 years | ||
4 | Hugh Dunn | 1973 | 1976 | 2–3 years | ||
(3) | Harry Bullock | 1976 | 1979 | 2–3 years | ||
5 | Malcolm Dan | 1980 | 1985 | 4–5 years | [3][4] | |
6 | Keith Douglas-Scott | 1985 | 1989 | 3–4 years | [5] | |
7 | Robert Robertson | 1989 | 1992 | 2–3 years | ||
8 | Richard Wyndham | 1992 | 1996 | 3–4 years | ||
9 | Warwick Weemaes | 1996 | 1998 | 1–2 years | ||
10 | Martine Letts | 1998 | 2000 | 1–2 years | [6] | |
11 | Sharyn Minahan | 2000 | 2004 | 3–4 years | [7] | |
12 | Peter Hussin | 2004 | 2008 | 3–4 years | [8] | |
13 | John Richardson | 2008 | 2011 | 2–3 years | [9] | |
14 | Patricia Holmes | 2011 | 2014 | 2–3 years | [10] | |
15 | Noel Campbell | 2014 | 2018 | 3–4 years | [11] | |
16 | Brett Hackett | 22 October 2018 | 2023 | 6 years, 58 days | [12] |
See also
References
- ^ CA 1331: Australian Embassy, Argentina [Buenos Aires], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
- ^ "Ambassador to Argentina named". The Canberra Times. 25 July 1963. p. 10.
Mr. K. T. Kelly has been appointed as Australia's first Ambassador to Argentina
- ^ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 12 October 1979. p. 3.
- ^ "Australian envoy to Argentina recalled". The Canberra Times. 7 April 1982. p. 1.
- ^ "Diplomatic appointments". The Canberra Times. 25 March 1985. p. 3.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (23 December 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Argentine Republic" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (18 July 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Argentina" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (15 June 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Argentina" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Smith, Stephen (16 June 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Argentina" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
- ^ Emerson, Craig (13 September 2011). "Diplomatic Appointment — Ambassador to Argentina" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015.
- ^ Bishop, Julie (12 November 2014). "Ambassador to Argentina" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Ambassador to Argentina". 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.