Ambassador of Australia to Italy | |
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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 | Cedric Kellway (as Minister) |
Formation | 10 November 1949 [1] |
Website | Australian Embassy, Rome |
The ambassador of Australia to Italy 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 Italy in Rome. [2] The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and holds non-resident accreditation for Albania (1992–2004; since 3 July 2013), Libya (1978–1987; since 2002), and San Marino (since 1995). The ambassador also serves as Australia's delegate to the UN Agencies in Rome as permanent representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization (since 1951) and as representative to the World Food Programme (since 1961).
The current ambassador, since October 2024, is Julianne Cowley.
Australia and Italy have enjoyed diplomatic relations since November 1949, when a legation was established in Rome and the first Minister, Cedric Kellway presented his credentials to President Luigi Einaudi on 24 November 1949. [3] On 4 January 1978 Australia established diplomatic relations with the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, but relations were cut by Prime Minister Bob Hawke in May 1987 owing to the Gaddafi regime's "covert operations in the South Pacific". Relations were not restored until June 2002 and recognition was transferred after the Libyan Civil War on 9 June 2011 to the National Transitional Council. [4] Although Australia has had diplomatic relations with Albania since 1985, accreditation has only been held by the Ambassador in Rome since 3 July 2013, when accreditation was transferred from the Embassy in Athens. The embassy in Rome had previously held accreditation to Albania from 1992 to 2004. [5] Since 1968 the ambassador has been assisted by a consulate-general in Milan run by Austrade. [6]
Ordinal | Officeholder | Title | Other offices | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
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1 | Cedric Kellway | Minister to Italy | A | 10 November 1949 | 1954 | 4–5 years | [7] |
2 | Paul McGuire | A | 1954 | 22 January 1958 | 3–4 years | [8] [9] | |
Ambassador of Australia to Italy | A | 22 January 1958 | 1958 | ||||
3 | Hugh McClure Smith | A B | 1958 | November 1961 | 2–3 years | [10] [11] | |
4 | Alfred Stirling | Ambassador of Australia to Italy | A B | not a number value | 1967 | 4–5 years | [12] |
5 | Walter Crocker | A B | not a number value | 1970 | 2–3 years | [13] | |
6 | Malcolm Booker | A B | not a number value | 1974 | 3–4 years | [14] [15] | |
7 | John Ryan | A B | not a number value | 1977 | 2–3 years | [16] | |
8 | R. H. Robertson | A B C | not a number value | 1981 | 3–4 years | [17] [18] | |
9 | Keith Douglas-Scott | A B C | 1981 | 1985 | 3–4 years | [19] | |
10 | Gerry Nutter | A B C | not a number value | 1987 | 1–2 years | [20] | |
11 | Duncan Campbell | A B D | not a number value | July 1993 | 5 years, 4 months | [21] | |
12 | Lance Joseph | A B D E | not a number value | 1996 | 2–3 years | [22] | |
13 | Rory Steele | A B D E | 1997 | 2001 | 3–4 years | [23] | |
14 | Murray Alexander Cobban | A B C D E | 2001 | 2004 | 2–3 years | [24] | |
15 | Peter Woolcott | A B C E | 2004 | 2007 | 2–3 years | [25] | |
16 | Amanda Vanstone | A B C E | not a number value | 2010 | 2–3 years | [26] [27] | |
17 | David Ritchie | A B C D E | 2010 | 2013 | 2–3 years | [28] | |
18 | Mike Rann | A B C D E | not a number value | 8 January 2016 | 1 year, 8 months | [29] | |
(n/a) | Jo Tarnawsky | Chargé d'Affaires | not a number value | May 2016 | 4 months | [30] | |
19 | Greg French | Ambassador of Australia to Italy | A B C D E | not a number value | July 2020 | 4 years, 2 months | [31] [32] |
20 | Margaret Twomey | A B C D E | July 2020 | incumbent | 4 years, 7 months | [32] |
Ordinal | Officeholder | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
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1 | C.C. Booth§ | 3 March 1968 | 10 January 1969 | 313 days | [6] |
2 | Arthur Barclay Jamieson | 10 January 1969 | 1972 | 2–3 years | [33] |
3 | R. K. Scott | 1973 | 1976 | 2–3 years | [6] |
4 | D. F. C. McSweeney | 1977 | 1979 | 1–2 years | [6] |
5 | B. Conduit | 1980 | 1982 | 1–2 years | [6] |
6 | Thomas Walton | 1983 | 1986 | 2–3 years | [6] [34] [35] |
7 | A. Karas | 1988 | 1989 | 0–1 years | [6] |
8 | J. McFarlane | 1989 | 1991 | 1–2 years | [6] |
9 | B. Hain | 1991 | 1993 | 1–2 years | [6] |
10 | Gerard Lanzarone | 1993 | 1996 | 2–3 years | [6] |
11 | Rod Morehouse | 1996 | 2000 | 3–4 years | [36] |
12 | 2000 | 2005 | 4–5 years | ||
13 | Tim Gauci | not a number value | October 2010 | 5 years, 2 months | |
14 | Simone Desmarchelier | not a number value | January 2016 | 5 years, 3 months | |
15 | Crispin Conroy | not a number value | November 2018 | 2 years | [37] |
(n/a) | Sheila Lunter (acting) | 2019 | 2020 | 0–1 years | [38] |
16 | Naila Mazzucco | 20 June 2020 | incumbent | 4 years, 249 days | [38] |
H.E. Mike Rann ended his term as Ambassador in Rome on 8 January. Until a new ambassador is appointed, he will be replaced by Chargé d'Affaires Ms Jo Tarnawsky.