List of ambassadors of Australia to Israel

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Ambassador of Australia to Israel
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Incumbent
Paul Griffiths
since October 2020 (2020-10)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style His Excellency
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor-General of Australia
Inaugural holder Osmond Charles Fuhrman
Formation28 October 1949
Website Australian Embassy, Israel

The ambassador of Australia to Israel 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 State of Israel. [1] The ambassador 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 State of Israel in Tel Aviv. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. The current ambassador, since October 2020, is Paul Griffiths.

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Israel and Australia have enjoyed official diplomatic relations since the Australian government of Ben Chifley recognised Israel on 28 January 1949. [2] The first Australian representative was Osmond Charles Fuhrman who was appointed as the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Australian legation in Tel Aviv in October 1949. [3] Orsmond presented his credentials to President Chaim Weizmann on 4 January 1950. [4] In October 1960 the legations of Israel in Canberra and of Australia in Tel Aviv were raised to embassy status and the Australian Minister John McMillan became the first ambassador. [5]

List of heads of mission

OrdinalOfficeholderTitleTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1 Osmond Charles Fuhrman OBE Minister to Israel28 October 1949March 19555 years, 4 months [6]
2 Bertram Ballard July 1955February 19604 years, 7 months [7]
3 John McMillan March 196014 October 19603 years, 1 month [8] [9]
Ambassador of Australia
to the State of Israel 		14 October 1960April 1963
4 John Hood CBE April 1963September 19641 year, 5 months [10]
5William LandaleJanuary 1965March 19705 years, 2 months [11]
6 Marshall Johnston March 1970September 19722 years, 6 months [12]
7 Rawdon Dalrymple September 1972June 19752 years, 9 months [13]
8 Richard Smith June 1975November 19772 years, 5 months [14]
9 Walter Handmer November 1977July 19802 years, 8 months [15]
10David GossJuly 1980December 19833 years, 5 months [16]
11 Robert Merrillees December 198319873–4 years [17]
12John Campbell1987July 19902–3 years [18]
13William FisherJuly 1990July 19933 years [19] [20]
14Peter William RodgersJanuary 1994May 19973 years, 4 months [21]
15Ian WilcockMay 1997February 20002 years, 9 months
16Richard RigbyFebruary 2000July 20011 year, 5 months [22]
17Ross BurnsJuly 2001September 20032 years, 2 months [23]
18Tim GeorgeSeptember 2003September 20063 years [24]
19 James Larsen September 2006March 20103 years, 6 months [25]
20 Andrea Faulkner March 2010June 20133 years, 3 months [26]
21 Dave Sharma June 201319 June 20174 years [27] [28] [29]
22 Chris Cannan 19 June 2017September 20203 years, 2 months [29] [30]
23Paul GriffithsOctober 2020incumbent4 years, 1 month [31]

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References

  1. ↑ CA 1782: Australian Embassy, Israel [Tel Aviv], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 January 2016
  2. ↑ "Australia Recognises Israel". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate . NSW: National Library of Australia. 29 January 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "EGYPT AND ISRAEL". The West Australian . Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 29 October 1949. p. 15. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "DIPLOMATIC POSTINGS ANNOUNCED". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 3 March 1960. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Israel Legation Status Raised". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 30 September 1960. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Australia's Minister to Israel". Kalgoorlie Miner . WA: National Library of Australia. 21 December 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "NEW MINISTER TO ISRAEL". The Canberra Times . ACT: National Library of Australia. 21 February 1955. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "DIPLOMATIC POSTINGS ANNOUNCED". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 3 March 1960. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "New Ambassador To Israel". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 15 October 1960. p. 3. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "POSTING OF ENVOYS ANNOUNCED". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 9 March 1963. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Envoy to Tanzania named". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 21 February 1970. p. 9. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 12 February 1970. p. 9. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "IN BRIEF". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 8 August 1972. p. 3. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "IN BRIEF". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 14 June 1975. p. 9. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "New Ambassador to Israel named". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 1 November 1977. p. 10. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "IN BRIEF". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 21 June 1980. p. 3. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Hayden names new envoy to Israel". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 2 September 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Australia protests to Israel". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 6 January 1988. p. 3. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Vice-Regal". The Canberra Times . ACT: National Library of Australia. 26 July 1990. p. 8. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Hewson abandons Fischer on Israel". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 20 July 1993. p. 3. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  21. ↑ Downer, Alexander (November 1996). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Israel" (Press release). Australian Government.
  22. ↑ Downer, Alexander (7 January 2000). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Israel" (Press release). Australian Government.
  23. ↑ Downer, Alexander (12 June 2001). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Israel" (Press release). Australian Government.
  24. ↑ Downer, Alexander (4 July 2003). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Israel" (Press release). Australian Government.
  25. ↑ Downer, Alexander (8 August 2006). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Israel" (Press release). Australian Government.
  26. ↑ Smith, Stephen (3 February 2010). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Israel" (Press release). Australian Government.
  27. ↑ Carr, Bob (16 May 2013). "Ambassador to Israel" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  28. ↑ "Ambassador to Israel" (Press release). Australian Government. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  29. 1 2 @@AusAmbIsrael (19 June 2017). "Our new ambassador, Chris Cannan, has hit the ground running" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  30. ↑ STAFF, TOI (12 April 2017). "Austlalia names new Ambassador to Israel" (Press release). Times of Israel.
  31. ↑ STAFF, DFAT (14 October 2020). "Official Profile Ambassador to Israel" (Press release). Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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