List of ambassadors of Australia to Brazil

Ambassador of Australia to Brazil
Incumbent Tim Kane since November 2018
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style	His Excellency
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	Brasilia
Nominator	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor-General of Australia
Inaugural holder	Lewis Macgregor (as Minister to Brazil)
Formation	1945

The Ambassador of Australia to Brazil 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 Federative Republic of Brazil. The current Ambassador since November 2018 is Tim Kane, who resides in Brasilia. ^[1]

List of heads of mission

Ordinal	Officeholder	Title	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
1	Lewis Macgregor	Minister to Brazil	1945	1948	2–3 years
n/a	Torrence Doig	Chargé d'affaires	1948	1950	1–2 years
2	Peter Heydon	Minister to Brazil	1951	1953	1–2 years
n/a	John Ryan	Chargé d'affaires	1953	1954	0–1 years
3	Cedric Kellway	Ambassador of Australia to Brazil	1954	1959	4–5 years
4	Donald Mackinnon		1959	1960	0–1 years
5	Stewart Wolfe Jamieson		1960	1962	1–2 years
5	Owen Davis		1962	1964	1–2 years
n/a	Rodney Hodgson	Chargé d'affaires	1964	1965	0–1 years
6	John McMillan	Ambassador of Australia to Brazil	1965	1971	5–6 years
7	Frederick Homer		1971	1974	2–3 years
8	John Kelso		1974	1978	3–4 years
9	Rudolph Schneemann		1978	1981	2–3 years
10	Bruce Woodberry		1981	1985	3–4 years
11	Warwick Weemaes		1985	1988	2–3 years	[2]
12	Warwick Pearson		1988	1992	3–4 years
13	Alan Thomas		1992	1995	2–3 years
14	Charles Mott		1995	1998	2–3 years	[3]
15	Garry Conroy		1998	2002	3–4 years	[4]
16	John Sullivan		2002	2005	2–3 years	[5]
17	Peter Heyward		2005	2008	2–3 years	[6]
18	Neil Mules		2008	2011	2–3 years	[7]
19	Brett Hackett		2011	February 2014 (2014-02)	2–3 years	[8]
20	Patrick Lawless		February 2014 (2014-02)	February 2016 (2016-02)	2 years	[9]
21	John Richardson		February 2016 (2016-02)	September 2018 (2018-09)	2 years, 7 months	[10]
22	Tim Kane		November 2018 (2018-11)	incumbent	4 years, 1 month	[11] [12]

See also

• Australia–Brazil relations

References

1. CA 8026: Australian Embassy, Brazil [Brasilia], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 2 May 2015
2. "Ambassador named". The Canberra Times. 18 May 1985. p. 3.
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5. Downer, Alexander (29 January 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
6. Downer, Alexander (7 April 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
7. Downer, Alexander (12 October 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
8. Rudd, Kevin (8 December 2010). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015.
9. Bishop, Julie (12 February 2014). "Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.
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12. Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry". Hansard: Australian Senate . Parliament of Australia . Retrieved 25 October 2022.