List of ambassadors of Australia to Jordan

Ambassador of Australia to Jordan
Incumbent Bernard Lynch since 10 January 2021 (2021-01-10)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style	His Excellency
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	Amman
Nominator	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder	Pierre Hutton (Resident in Lebanon)
Formation	29 April 1975 (1975-04-29)

The Ambassador of Australia to Jordan 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 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The Ambassador resides in Amman. ^[1]

Australia’s diplomatic relations with Jordan began when Pierre Hutton, then Ambassador to Lebanon, was accredited as non-resident Ambassador to Jordan on 29 April 1975. ^[1] A Jordan post was opened in Amman in 1979 with David Wadham named as Chargé d'Affaires while the then non-resident Ambassador, H.N. Truscott, remained in Lebanon. ^[1] The first resident Ambassador was appointed in 1982, a move in part to ensure that Australia could be more fully informed about developments in the Middle East. ^[2]

The current Ambassador to Jordan, since January 2021, is Bernard Lynch.

List of ambassadors

Ordinal	Officeholder	Residency	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
1	Pierre Hutton	Beirut, Lebanon	1975 (1975)	1975 (1975)	0 years
2	Peter Curtis		1975 (1975)	1976 (1976)	0–1 years
3	J. M. Starey		1976 (1976)	1977 (1977)	0–1 years
4	J. P. McCarthy		1977 (1977)	1978 (1978)	0–1 years
5	H. N. Truscott		1978 (1978)	1981 (1981)	2–3 years
6	David G. Wilson		1981 (1981)	1982 (1982)	0–1 years
7	Richard K. Gate	Amman, Jordan	1982 (1982)	1986 (1986)	3–4 years	[3]
8	Terry J. Goggin		1986 (1986)	1989 (1989)	2–3 years	[4]
9	G. R. T. Bowker		1989 (1989)	1992 (1992)	2–3 years	[5]
10	Jonathan P. C. Sheppard		1992 (1992)	1995 (1995)	2–3 years
11	Merry Wickes		1995 (1995)	1998 (1998)	2–3 years	[6] [7]
12	Ian W. Russell		1998 (1998)	2001 (2001)	2–3 years	[8]
13	John Tilemann		2001 (2001)	2005 (2005)	3–4 years	[9]
14	Trevor Peacock		2005 (2005)	2009 (2009)	3–4 years	[10]
15	Glenn White		2009 (2009)	2012 (2012)	2–3 years	[11]
16	Heidi Venamore		2012 (2012)	2016 (2016)	3–4 years	[12] [13]
17	Miles Armitage		July 2016 (2016-07)	2020 (2020)	3–4 years	[14]
18	Bernard Lynch		10 January 2021 (2021-01-10)	incumbent	1 year, 339 days	[15] [16]

References

1. CA 7162: Australian Embassy, Jordan [Amman], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 7 January 2016
2. "Closer ties with Arabs sought: Australia to post resident ambassador to Jordan". The Canberra Times. 13 January 1982. p. 8.
3. "Ambassadors". The Canberra Times. 24 September 1982. p. 3.
4. "Envoy to Jordan". The Canberra Times. 21 November 1985. p. 2.
5. "Public servant for Zambia". The Canberra Times. 1 October 1988. p. 10.
6. "New ambassadors". The Canberra Times. 26 July 1995. p. 6.
7. Evans, Gareth (25 July 1995). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Jordan" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
8. Downer, Alexander (16 July 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Jordan" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
9. Downer, Alexander (6 June 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Jordan" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
10. Downer, Alexander (2 September 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Jordan" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
11. Smith, Stephen (21 October 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
12. Rudd, Kevin (20 January 2012). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Jordan" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015.
13. "Rudd appoints new Jordan envoy". The Australian Financial Review. Fairfax Media. AAP. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
14. Bishop, Julie (4 May 2016). "Ambassador to Jordan" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016.
15. "Ambassador to Jordan". 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
16. "New Australian ambassador to Jordan presents credentials". The Jordan Times . Petra, Jordan News Agency. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.