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The following is the list of ambassadors, high commissioners, and other official representatives from Australia. The information below is current as of 6 June 2025.[1]

Embassies and high commissions

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Host country Title Head of mission
 Afghanistan Special Representative Amanda McGregor[2]
 Argentina1 Ambassador Simon Twisk[3]
 Austria2 Ambassador Ian Briggs[4]
 Bangladesh High Commissioner Susan Ryle[5]
 Belgium3 Ambassador Caroline Millar[6]
 Brazil Ambassador Sophie Davies[7]
 Brunei High Commissioner Michael Hoy[8]
 Cambodia Ambassador Derek Yip[9]
 Canada High Commissioner Kate Logan[10]
 Chile4 Ambassador Andrew Martin[11]
 China Ambassador Scott Dewar[12]
 Colombia Ambassador Anna Chrisp[13]
 Cook Islands High Commissioner Susannah Hodson[14]
 Croatia Ambassador Richard Rodgers[15]
 Cyprus High Commissioner Fiona McKergow[16]
 Denmark8 Ambassador Kerin Ayyalaraju[17]
 Egypt5 Ambassador Axel Wabenhorst[18]
 Estonia Ambassador Sridhar Ayyalaraju[19]
 Ethiopia6 Ambassador Julia Niblett[20]
 Fiji High Commissioner Peter Roberts[21]
 France9 Ambassador Lynette Wood[22]
 Germany10 Ambassador Natasha Smith[23]
 Ghana11 High Commissioner Berenice Owen-Jones[24]
 Greece12 Ambassador Alison Duncan[25]
 Holy See Ambassador Keith Pitt[26]
 India13 High Commissioner Philip Green[27]
 Indonesia Ambassador Rod Brazier[28]
 Iran Ambassador Ian McConville[29]
 Iraq Ambassador Glenn Miles[30]
 Ireland Ambassador Chantelle Taylor[31]
 Israel Ambassador Ralph King[32]
 Italy14 Ambassador Julianne Cowley[33]
 Japan Ambassador Justin Hayhurst[34]
 Jordan Ambassador Bernard Lynch[35]
 Kenya15 High Commissioner Jenny Da Rin [36]
 Kiribati High Commissioner Mark Foxe[37]
 Kuwait Ambassador Melissa Kelly[38]
 Laos Ambassador Megan Jones[39]
 Lebanon Ambassador Andrew Barnes[40]
 Malaysia High Commissioner Danielle Heinecke[41]
 Maldives High Commissioner David Jessup[42]
 Malta17 High Commissioner Matt Skelly[43]
 Marshall Islands Ambassador Paul Wilson[44]
 Mauritius18 High Commissioner Kate Chamley[45]
 Mexico19 Ambassador Rachel Moseley[46]
 Micronesia7 Ambassador Jenny Grant-Curnow[47]
 Mongolia Ambassador Leo Zeng[48]
 Morocco Ambassador Michael Cutts[49]
 Myanmar Ambassador Angela Corcoran[50]
 Nauru High Commissioner Matthew Barclay[51]
   Nepal Ambassador Leann Johnston[52]
 Netherlands Ambassador Greg French[53]
 New Zealand20 High Commissioner Daniel Sloper[54]
 Nigeria21 High Commissioner Leilani Bin-Juda[55]
 Pakistan High Commissioner Neil Hawkins[56]
 Palau Ambassador Toby Sharpe[57]
 Palestine Australian Representative Bethany Randell[58]
 Papua New Guinea High Commissioner Ewen McDonald[59]
 Peru Ambassador Maree Ringland[60]
 Philippines Ambassador Hae Kyong Yu[61]
 Poland22 Ambassador Benjamin Hayes[62]
 Portugal23 Ambassador Indra McCormick[63]
 Qatar Ambassador Shane Flanagan[64]
 Russia24 Ambassador John Geering[65]
 Samoa High Commissioner Will Robinson[66]
 Saudi Arabia25 Ambassador Mark Donovan[67]
 Serbia26 Ambassador Peter Truswell[68]
 Singapore High Commissioner Allaster Cox[69]
 Solomon Islands High Commissioner Rod Hilton[70]
 South Africa27 High Commissioner Tegan Brink[71]
 South Korea16 Ambassador Jeffrey Robinson[72]
 Spain28 Ambassador Rosemary Morris-Castico[73]
 Sri Lanka29 High Commissioner Paul Stephens[74]
 Sweden30 Ambassador Frances Sagala[75]
  Switzerland Ambassador Elizabeth Day[76]
 Taiwan Australian Representative Robert Fergusson[77]
 Thailand Ambassador Angela Macdonald[78]
 Timor-Leste Ambassador Caitlin Wilson[79]
 Tonga High Commissioner Brek Batley[80]
 Trinidad and Tobago31 High Commissioner Sonya Koppe[81]
 Turkiye32 Ambassador Miles Armitage[82]
 Tuvalu High Commissioner David Charlton[83]
 Ukraine33 Ambassador Paul Lehmann[84]
 United Arab Emirates34 Ambassador Ridwaan Jadat[85]
 United Kingdom35 High Commissioner Stephen Smith[86]
 United States of America Ambassador Kevin Rudd[87]
 Vanuatu High Commissioner Max Willis[88]
 Vietnam Ambassador Gillian Bird[89]
 Zimbabwe36 Ambassador Minoli Perera[90]

International organisations

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Delegation to Title Head of mission
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Ambassador Elizabeth Ward[91]
Association of South East Asian Nations Ambassador Tiffany McDonald[92]
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Ambassador and Permanent Representative Alexander Robson[93]
United Nations Ambassador and Permanent Representative James Larsen[94]
World Trade Organization Ambassador and Permanent Representative George Mina[95]

Special interests

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See also: List of Australian special interests Ambassadors and Envoys
Special interest Title Head of mission
Counterterrorism Ambassador Gemma Huggins[96]
Cyber Affairs Ambassador Brendan Dowling[97]
People Smuggling and Human Trafficking Ambassador Lynn Bell[98]
Regional Health Security Ambassador Stephanie Williams[99]
The Environment Ambassador Jamie Isbister[100]
Women and Girls Ambassador Julie-Ann Guivarra[101]

Notes

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References

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  2. ^ "Special Representative on Afghanistan".
  3. ^ "Ambassador to Argentina".
  4. ^ "Ambassador to Austria".
  5. ^ "High Commissioner to Bangladesh".
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  7. ^ "Ambassador to Brazil".
  8. ^ "High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam".
  9. ^ "Ambassador to Cambodia".
  10. ^ "High Commissioner to Canada".
  11. ^ "Ambassador to Chile".
  12. ^ "Ambassador to the People's Republic of China".
  13. ^ "Ambassador to Colombia".
  14. ^ "High Commissioner to Cook Islands".
  15. ^ "Ambassador to Croatia".
  16. ^ "High Commissioner to Cyprus". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  17. ^ Payne, Marise (4 August 2021). "Ambassador to Denmark". Minister for Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Ambassador to Egypt".
  19. ^ "Ambassador to Estonia".
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  21. ^ "High Commissioner to Fiji".
  22. ^ "Ambassador to France".
  23. ^ "Ambassador to Germany".
  24. ^ "High Commissioner to Ghana".
  25. ^ "Ambassador to Greece".
  26. ^ "Ambassador to the Holy See".
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  28. ^ "Ambassador to Indonesia".
  29. ^ "Ambassador to Iran". 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  30. ^ "Ambassador to Iraq".
  31. ^ "Ambassador to Ireland".
  32. ^ "Ambassador to Israel".
  33. ^ "Ambassador to Italy".
  34. ^ "High Commissioner to Japan". 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  35. ^ "Ambassador to Jordan". 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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  37. ^ "High Commissioner to Kiribati".
  38. ^ "Ambassador to Kuwait".
  39. ^ "Ambassador to Laos".
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  41. ^ "High Commissioner to Malaysia".
  42. ^ "High Commissioner to Republic of Maldives".
  43. ^ "High Commissioner to Malta". 5 October 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  44. ^ "Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands".
  45. ^ "High Commissioner to the Republic of Mauritius".
  46. ^ "Ambassador to Mexico". 11 July 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2025. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  47. ^ "Ambassador to Federated States of Micronesia".
  48. ^ "Ambassador to Mongolia".
  49. ^ "Ambassador to Morocco". 4 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  50. ^ "Chargé d'Affaires to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar".
  51. ^ "High Commissioner to Nauru".
  52. ^ "Ambassador to Nepal".
  53. ^ "Ambassador to the Netherlands".
  54. ^ "High Commissioner to New Zealand".
  55. ^ "High Commissioner to Nigeria".
  56. ^ "High Commissioner to Pakistan". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  57. ^ "Ambassador to Palau".
  58. ^ "Australian Representative, Occupied Palestinian Territories".
  59. ^ "High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea".
  60. ^ "Ambassador to Peru".
  61. ^ Wong, Penny (6 July 2022). "Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government.
  62. ^ "Ambassador to Poland".
  63. ^ "Ambassador to Portugal".
  64. ^ "Ambassador to Qatar".
  65. ^ "Ambassador to Russia".
  66. ^ "High Commissioner to Samoa".
  67. ^ "Ambassador to Saudi Arabia". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  68. ^ "Ambassador to Serbia".
  69. ^ "High Commissioner to Singapore".
  70. ^ "High Commissioner to Solomon Islands".
  71. ^ "High Commissioner to South Africa".
  72. ^ "Ambassador to the Republic of Korea".
  73. ^ "Ambassador to Spain".
  74. ^ "High Commissioner to Sri Lanka". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  75. ^ "Ambassador to Sweden".
  76. ^ "Ambassador to Switzerland".
  77. ^ "Representative, Australian Office, Taiwan".
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  79. ^ "Ambassador to Timor-Leste".
  80. ^ "High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Tonga".
  81. ^ "High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago".
  82. ^ "Ambassador to Turkey". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  83. ^ "High Commissioner to Tuvalu".
  84. ^ a b "Ambassador to Ukraine". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Press release). 9 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  85. ^ "Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates".
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  88. ^ "High Commissioner to Vanuatu".
  89. ^ "Ambassador to Vietnam".
  90. ^ "Ambassador to Zimbabwe".
  91. ^ "Ambassador for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)".
  92. ^ "Ambassador to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)".
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  96. ^ "Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism".
  97. ^ "Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology".
  98. ^ "Ambassador to Counter Modern Slavery, People Smuggling and Human Trafficking".
  99. ^ "Ambassador for Regional Health Security". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  100. ^ "Ambassador to the Environment". 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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  105. ^ "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Chile". Foreign Minister of Australia. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  106. ^ "Welcome". Embassy of Australia to Egypt. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  107. ^ "Ministry strives to have more women diplomats". Addis Ababa: Fana Broadcasting Corporate. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  108. ^ "About us". Embassy of Australia to the Federated States of Micronesia. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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  110. ^ "Ambassador to Germany". Foreign Minister of Australia. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  111. ^ "High Commissioner to Ghana". Foreign Minister of Australia. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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  117. ^ "Ambassador to the Republic of Korea". Foreign Minister of Australia. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  118. ^ "High Commissioner to Malta". Foreign Minister of Australia. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  119. ^ "High Commissioner to Mauritius". Foreign Minister of Australia. 13 February 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  120. ^ "Ambassador to Mexico". Foreign Minister of Australia. 14 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  121. ^ "High Commissioner to New Zealand". Foreign Minister of Australia. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  122. ^ "High Commissioner to Nigeria". Foreign Minister of Australia. 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  123. ^ "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Poland". Rome: Foreign Minister of Australia. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  124. ^ "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Portugal". Foreign Minister of Australia. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  125. ^ "Ambassador to Russia". Foreign Minister of Russia. 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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  128. ^ "High Commissioner to South Africa". Foreign Minister of Australia. 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  129. ^ "Ambassador to Spain". Foreign Minister of Australia. 6 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  130. ^ "Diplomatic Appointment – High Commissioner to Sri Lanka". Brisbane: Foreign Minister of Australia. 7 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  131. ^ "Ambassador to Sweden". Foreign Minister of Australia. 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  132. ^ "High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago". Foreign Minister of Australia. 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  133. ^ "Ambassador to Turkey". Foreign Minister of Australia. 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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