List of ambassadors of Australia to Estonia

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Ambassador of Australia to Estonia
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Incumbent
Genevieve Clune
since 19 October 2021 (2021-10-19)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style Her Excellency
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Tallinn, Estonia
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder Robert Merrillees
(as resident Ambassador of Australia to Sweden)
Formation15 June 1961
Website Australian Embassy, Estonia

The Ambassador of Australia to Estonia 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 Republic of Estonia. The Ambassador has a part-time presence in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. [1] From 1991 to 2018, Australia's relations with Estonia were the responsibility of the Australian Embassy in Stockholm. [2]

Contents

The current ambassador, since October 2021, is Genevieve Clune.

List of ambassadors

OrdinalNameOther officesResidencyTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1 Robert Merrillees A B C Stockholm, Sweden October 1991January 19964 years, 3 months [3]
2Judith Pead A B C D E F G January 1996January 19993 years [4]
3 Stephen Brady A B C D E F G January 1999January 20034 years [5]
4Richard Rowe A B F G January 2003March 20074 years, 2 months [6]
5Howard Brown A B F G March 200720 November 20092 years, 8 months [7]
6Paul Stephens A B F G 20 November 200913 November 20122 years, 359 days [8]
7Gerald Thomson A B F G 13 November 2012August 20163 years, 8 months [9]
8Jonathan Kenna A B F 24 August 20167 March 20181 year, 6 months [10] [11]
9Kerin Ayyalaraju Tallinn, Estonia [note 1] 7 March 201819 October 20213 years, 226 days [2]
10Genevieve Clune19 October 2021incumbent1 year, 316 days [12]

Notes

^[note 1] Embassy operates on a on a "pop-up" basis, with the ambassador resident in Tallinn for two months of the year and the embassy having a virtual presence for the remainder of the year. The Australian Embassy in Stockholm provides operational support.
^A Also served concurrently as the resident Ambassador of Australia to Sweden, 1991–2018.
^B Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Finland, 1968–2018.
^C Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Norway, 1970–2003.
^D Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Denmark, 1997–2000.
^E Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Iceland, 1997–2000.
^F Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Latvia, 1997–2018.
^G Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Lithuania, 1997–2013.

See also

References

  1. ↑ CA 8019: Australian Embassy, Stockholm [Sweden], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 16 April 2015
  2. 1 2 Bishop, Julie (7 March 2018). "Pop up embassy opens in Estonia". Australian Government.
  3. ↑ Blewett, Neal (20 September 1991). "Diplomatic Appointment – Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government.
  4. ↑ McMullan, Bob (22 October 1995). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government.
  5. ↑ Downer, Alexander (2 July 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Downer, Alexander (2 October 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Downer, Alexander (21 December 2006). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Smith, Stephen (20 November 2009). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  9. ↑ Carr, Bob (13 November 2012). "Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  10. ↑ Bishop, Julie (24 August 2016). "Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016.
  11. ↑ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry". Hansard: Australian Senate . Parliament of Australia . Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  12. ↑ Payne, Marise (19 October 2021). "Ambassador to Estonia" (Media release). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Minister for Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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