List of ambassadors of Australia to Ethiopia

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Ambassador of Australia to Ethiopia
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Incumbent
Julia Niblett
since 6 October 2021
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style Her Excellency
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder Walter Crocker
(Resident in Nairobi, Kenya)
FormationSeptember 1965
Website Australian Embassy, Ethiopia

The ambassador of Australia to Ethiopia 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 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, holds non-resident accreditation for Djibouti, South Sudan (since 2011) and the Central African Republic (since 2014), [1] and acts as Australia's representative to the African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development.

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The ambassador, since October 2021, is Julia Niblett. [2] Ethiopia and Australia have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1965 when Australia sent Walter Crocker to be High Commissioner to Kenya in Nairobi, with accreditation to Uganda and Ethiopia. Relations with Ethiopia from that time were dealt with by the High Commission in Kenya until 1984 when an embassy was opened in Addis Ababa, with representation to the Organisation of African Unity. [3] [4] This embassy was closed a few years later in 1987 due to budget cuts however and accreditation returned to the High Commission in Nairobi. [5] On 8 September 2010, Lisa Filipetto was appointed as the first resident ambassador to Ethiopia since 1987. [6]

List of ambassadors

OrdinalNameOther officesResidencyTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1 Walter Crocker n/a Nairobi, KenyaSeptember 1965October 19672 years, 1 month [7]
2Robert HamiltonNovember 1967December 19703 years, 1 month [8]
3K. H. RogersDecember 1970May 19743 years, 5 months [9]
4 Walter Handmer May 1974November 19773 years, 6 months [10]
5 Hugh Dunn November 1977December 19792 years, 1 month [11]
6 John Lavett January 1980December 19811 year, 11 months
7Geoffrey WhiteFebruary 198211 December 19842 years, 10 months [12]
(n/a)Les Luck (Chargée d'affaires) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia11 December 1984May 19854 months [13]
8Jonathan Sheppard A May 198519871–2 years [14]
9Douglas Campbelln/aNairobi, Kenya1987September 19891–2 years [15]
10David GossSeptember 1989January 19933 years, 4 months [16]
11Lawry HerronJanuary 1993December 19952 years, 11 months [17]
12John TrotterJanuary 1996January 19982 years [18]
13Philip GreenJanuary 1998January 20013 years [19]
14Paul Comfort B January 2001August 20043 years, 7 months [20]
15George Atkin B August 2004May 20072 years, 9 months [21]
16 Lisa Filipetto B May 20078 September 20107 years, 4 months [22]
B C E Addis Ababa, Ethiopia8 September 201030 September 2014 [23]
17Mark Sawers B C D E 30 September 201421 November 20184 years, 1 month [24] [25]
18Peter Doyle B C D E 21 November 2018February 20212 years, 2 months [26]
(n/a)Jenny Da Rin (Chargée d’affaires)n/aFebruary 20216 October 20218 months [2]
19Julia Niblett B C D E 6 October 2021incumbent2 years, 244 days [2]

Notes

^A Also resident Ambassador to the Organisation of African Unity, 1985-1987.
^B Also resident Ambassador to the African Union Commission, since 9 July 2002.
^C Also non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan, since 2011.
^D Also non-resident Ambassador to the Central African Republic, since 2014.
^E Also non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti, since ????

See also

References

  1. ↑ Prior to 2014, accreditation was held by the Australian Embassy in Paris
  2. 1 2 3 Payne, Marise (6 October 2021). "Ambassador to Ethiopia" (Press release).
  3. ↑ Flitton, Daniel (3 September 2010). "Embassy in Ethiopia a UN gambit". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "X – Diplomatic and Consular Relations" (PDF), Australian Year Book of International Law: 455, 1987, archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2012, retrieved 4 February 2017
  5. ↑ CA 7220: Australian Embassy, Ethiopia [Addis Ababa], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 January 2016
  6. ↑ "Diplomatic appointment – Ambassador to the African Union and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia". Foreign Minister of Australia. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014. Alt URL
  7. ↑ "VC named as new envoy". The Canberra Times. 10 September 1965. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Kenya appointment". The Canberra Times . 15 November 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 4 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "IN BRIEF Housing subsidy raised". The Canberra Times. 31 December 1970. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Africa envoy". The Canberra Times. 6 May 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 4 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Envoy to Kenya appoinsed". The Canberra Times. 6 September 1977. p. 9. Retrieved 4 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "Diplomat". The Canberra Times. 13 December 1981. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ "WORLD NEWS". The Canberra Times. 12 December 1984. p. 5. Retrieved 4 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "Resident ambassador". The Canberra Times . 16 May 1985. p. 7. Retrieved 4 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  15. ↑ "Appointment". The Canberra Times. 10 May 1986. p. 18. Retrieved 4 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  16. ↑ "IN BRIEF". The Canberra Times . 21 July 1989. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  17. ↑ "IN BRIEF". The Canberra Times. 14 October 1995. p. 6. Retrieved 4 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  18. ↑ Evans, Gareth (13 October 1995). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Kenya" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  19. ↑ Downer, Alexander (23 December 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to the Republic of Kenya" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  20. ↑ Downer, Alexander (25 October 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Kenya" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  21. ↑ Downer, Alexander (15 June 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Kenya" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  22. ↑ Downer, Alexander (29 March 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Kenya" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
  23. ↑ "Farewells and Welcomes - October 2014". Australian Embassy Ethiopia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  24. ↑ Bishop, Julie (17 September 2014). "Ambassador to Ethiopia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016.
  25. ↑ Getachew, Zerihun (18 September 2014). "Ethiopia: Australia Appoints New Ambassador to Ethiopia". allAfrica.com. Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency (Addis Ababa). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  26. ↑ Payne, Marise (21 November 2018). "Ambassador to Ethiopia" (Press release).
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