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List of ambassadors of Australia to Argentina
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]
| Ambassador of Australia to Argentina | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
List of heads of mission edit
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2022) |
| Ordinal | Officeholder | Title | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (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 | 5 years, 142 days | [12] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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). (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (18 July 2000). (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (15 June 2004). (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Smith, Stephen (16 June 2008). (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
- ^ Emerson, Craig (13 September 2011). (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015.
- ^ Bishop, Julie (12 November 2014). (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Ambassador to Argentina". 22 October 2018. from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.