List of Australian High Commissioners to Tuvalu

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High Commissioner of Australia to Tuvalu
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Incumbent
Robin McKenzie
since 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style His Excellency
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence Tuvalu Road, Vaiaku
Seat Funafuti
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder Gordon Upton
(Non-resident)
Formation30 November 1977
Website Australian High Commission, Funafuti

The high commissioner of Australia to Tuvalu is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the High Commission of the Commonwealth of Australia in Tuvalu. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and the high commissioner resides in Funafuti. The high commissioner since October 2021 is Robin McKenzie. There has been a resident Australian high commissioner in Tuvalu since October 2018, and the Australian High Commission is one of only two resident diplomatic missions in Tuvalu, the other being the Embassy of Taiwan

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Posting history

Prior to the independence of Tuvalu on 1 October 1978, the High Commission in Suva was accredited to Tuvalu, with the high commissioner (1977–2014) and deputy high commissioner (2014–2018) serving as the non-resident accredited high commissioner to Tuvalu. In the 2018 Australian Federal budget, funding was allocated to establish a High Commission in Tuvalu, becoming one of only two diplomatic missions in Tuvalu (the other being the Embassy of Taiwan). [1] A resident High Commissioner to Tuvalu was appointed in 2018, and the High Commission was officially opened in 2019. [2] [3] [4]

Heads of mission

#OfficeholderResidencyTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1 Gordon Upton Suva, Fiji 30 November 1977December 19791–2 years [5] [6] [7] [8]
2Raymond GreetFebruary 1980May 19822 years, 3 months [9] [10] [11] [12]
3Colin McDonaldMay 1982June 19842 years, 1 month [13] [14] [15] [16]
4 Jeremy Hearder June 1984June 19862 years [17] [18] [19]
5John PiperJune 198616 October 19871 year, 4 months [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]
6Bob CottonSuva, Fiji30 March 1988August 19913 years, 4 months [25] [26] [27]
7John TrotterAugust 1991April 19953 years, 8 months [28]
8 Greg Urwin April 1995July 19994 years, 3 months [29] [30]
9Susan BoydJuly 1999July 20034 years [31]
10Jennifer RawsonJuly 2003January 20073 years, 6 months [32]
11James BatleyJanuary 20073 November 20092 years, 10 months [33] [34] [35]
−Glenn Miles (Acting)3 November 20092 December 20145 years, 29 days [36]
12Karinda D’Aloisio2 December 2014June 20161 year, 5 months [37]
13Amy CragoJune 201626 October 20182 years, 4 months [38]
14Karyn Murray Funafuti 26 October 20186 October 20212 years, 345 days [38]
15Robin McKenzie6 October 2021Incumbent1 year, 306 days [39]

See also

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References

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