Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations. A diplomat's rank determines many ceremonial details,such as the order of precedence at official processions,table seatings at state dinners,the person to whom diplomatic credentials should be presented,and the title by which the diplomat should be addressed.
Mitchell Peter Fifield is an Australian politician and diplomat who last served as the Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations. He previously served as a Senator for Victoria from 2004 to 2019,representing the Liberal Party. He was a government minister in the Abbott,Turnbull,and Morrison governments,serving as Assistant Minister for Social Services (2013–2015),Manager of Government Business in the Senate (2013–2015),Minister for Communications (2015–2019),and Minister for the Arts (2015–2019).
David Stuart was the Ambassador of Australia to Austria from 2012 to 2016. Prior,he was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Australia in Washington,D.C.,between 2007 and 2010. Stuart was appointed to the position in July 2007. Before his role as Deputy Chief of Mission,Stuart served in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1981),was the Third Secretary at the Embassy of Australia in Madrid (1981–1984),a member of the Australian delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Council (1988–1992),Counsellor for Political Affairs at the Embassy of Australia in Jakarta (1997–1999),Australian ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1999–2002),and the First Assistant Secretary at the International Security Division in Canberra.
Gary Francis Quinlan is an Australian diplomat and public servant,who served as the Australian Ambassador to Indonesia from 2018 to 2021. He has previously served as High Commissioner to Singapore and as the Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations,including two terms as President of the United Nations Security Council.
Mary Whelan became Irish Ambassador to Austria on 2 October 2014.
Enrique Austria Manalo is a Filipino diplomat currently serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Marcos Jr. administration since June 30,2022. He previously served in an acting role under the Duterte administration from March 9 to May 17,2017,when Perfecto Yasay Jr.'s ad-interim appointment confirmation was rejected by the Commission on Appointments due to citizenship issues. He also previously served as Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2016,Undersecretary for Policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2020,and the 21st Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations from 2020 to 2022.
Ali Naseer Mohamed is a Maldivian diplomat who is currently serving as the Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations and was previously the Ambassador of the Maldives to the United States and Canada from July 2017 to May 2019.
Saroja Sirisena is a Sri Lankan diplomat. She serves as the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom,which she was appointed to in 2020. She has previously held diplomatic positions at the United Nations,as well as in Austria and India.
Noor Qamar binti Haji Sulaiman is a Bruneian civil servant and diplomat who became the permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) in New York since 2019,and high commissioner to New Zealand from 1992 to 1994.
