List of ambassadors of Australia to Mexico

Ambassador of Australia to Mexico
Incumbent Rachel Moseley since 24 August 2023 (2023-08-24)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style	Her Excellency
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	Mexico City
Nominator	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor General of Australia
Formation	January 1967 (1967-January)

The Australian Embassy in Mexico City.

The Ambassador of Australia to Mexico 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 United Mexican States. Mexico and Australia established diplomatic relations on 14 March 1966. The Australian Government opened the Australian Embassy in Mexico City in 1967 in an effort to strengthen its contacts with Latin America. ^[1]

As of 2023, the Australian Ambassador to Mexico is also Non Resident Ambassador to Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic, in addition to being Resident Ambassador to Mexico. ^[2]

The current ambassador, since August 2023, is Rachel Moseley.

List of ambassadors

Ordinal	Officeholder	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
1	Dudley McCarthy	1967 (1967)	1972 (1972)	4–5 years	[3] [4]
2	Owen Davis	1972 (1972)	1975 (1975)	2–3 years
3	Allan Eastman	1975 (1975)	1977 (1977)	1–2 years
4	Kenneth Rogers	1977 (1977)	1980 (1980)	2–3 years
5	Kevin Gates	1980 (1980)	1983 (1983)	2–3 years
6	Cavan Hogue	1983 (1983)	1985 (1985)	1–2 years	[5]
7	John McCarthy	1985 (1985)	1987 (1987)	1–2 years
8	Bill Farmer	1987 (1987)	1990 (1990)	2–3 years
9	Keith Baker	1990 (1990)	1994 (1994)	3–4 years
10	Richard Broinowski	1994 (1994)	1997 (1997)	2–3 years
11	Robert Hamilton	1997 (1997)	2002 (2002)	4–5 years	[6]
12	Graeme Wilson	2002 (2002)	2005 (2005)	2–3 years	[7]
13	Neil Mules	2005 (2005)	2008 (2008)	2–3 years	[8]
14	Katrina Cooper	2008 (2008)	2012 (2012)	3–4 years	[9]
15	Tim George	2012 (2012)	2015 (2015)	2–3 years	[10]
16	Dr David Engel	December 2015 (2015-12)	2019 (2019)	3–4 years	[11] [12]
17	Remo Moretta	22 February 2020 (2020-02-22)	incumbent	4 years, 137 days	[11] [13]
18	Rachel Moseley	24 August 2023 (2023-08-24)	incumbent	319 days	[2] [14] [15] [16]

See also

• Australia–Mexico relations

References

1. CA 8004: Australian Embassy, Mexico [Mexico City], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
2. Wong, Penny (11 July 2023). "Ambassador to Mexico" (Press release).
3. "New post for Mr McCarthy". The Canberra Times. ACT. 23 August 1966. p. 1.
4. "Three new envoys". The Canberra Times. ACT. 20 January 1967. p. 1.
5. "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 9 February 1983. p. 8.
6. Downer, Alexander (18 June 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Mexico" (Press release). Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
7. Downer, Alexander (18 September 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Mexico" (Press release). Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
8. Downer, Alexander (15 December 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Mexico" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
9. Downer, Alexander (12 October 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Mexico" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
10. Carr, Bob (14 September 2012). "Ambassador to Mexico" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
11. Payne, Marise (18 February 2020). "Ambassador to Mexico" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
12. Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate . Parliament of Australia . Retrieved 15 November 2022.
13. Moretta, Remo [@AusEmbMex] (22 February 2020). "Delighted to present copies of my credentials to Ambassador Juan Carlos Lara Armienta at @SRE_mx today" (Tweet). Mexico City, Mexico. Retrieved 8 December 2022– via Twitter.
14. DFAT (8 July 2024). "Australian Ambassador to Mexico" (Press release).
15. Moseley, Rachel [@AusEmbMex] (24 August 2023). "We are very pleased to welcome to Mexico our Ambassador-Designate Rachel Moseley" (Tweet). Mexico City, Mexico. Retrieved 8 July 2024– via Twitter.
16. Moseley, Rachel [@AusEmbMex] (20 June 2024). "Thank you to the President of Mexico for having me yesterday" (Tweet). Mexico City, Mexico. Retrieved 8 July 2024– via Twitter.