List of ambassadors of Australia to Mongolia

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Ambassador of Australia to Mongolia
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Incumbent
Katie Smith
since 6 July 2022
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 holderLawrence John Lawrey (resident in Moscow)
Formation5 June 1962

The Ambassador of Australia to Mongolia is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to Mongolia. The Ambassador resides in Ulaanbaatar. [1] In 2008, Australia moved its diplomatic accreditation to Mongolia from Beijing to Seoul. [2] Australia's first resident Ambassador to Mongolia, John Langtry, was appointed in December 2015. [1] Australia appointed an Honorary Consul in Ulaanbaatar in 2007, and in 2011 an office of Austrade opened in Ulaanbaatar. [3] That office was upgraded to an Australian Consulate-General which opened on 30 March 2012. [4]

Contents

List of officeholders

Heads of mission

OrdinalOfficeholderResidencyTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1Lawrence John Lawrey Moscow, Soviet Union 12 June 1972April 19741 year, 9 months [5]
2 James Plimsoll 23 April 19744 August 19773 years, 103 days [6]
3 Murray Bourchier 4 August 1977August 19802 years, 11 months
4David Wyke Evans1 March 1981March 19843 years [7]
5 Ted Pocock 21 March 1984September 19873 years, 5 months
6Robin Ashwin28 September 1987May 19913 years, 7 months [8]
7Cavan Hogue29 May 199126 December 1991211 days [9]
8Michael Lightowler Beijing, China 199119964–5 years [10]
9 Ric Smith 199620003–4 years [11]
10 David Irvine 200020032–3 years [12]
11Alan Thomas200320073–4 years [13]
12 Geoff Raby 2007August 20080–1 years [14]
13Peter Brock Rowe Seoul, South Korea August 2008February 20096 months
14Sam GerovichMarch 200916 March 20134 years [15]
15 Bill Paterson 16 March 2013December 20152 years, 8 months [16] [17]
16John Langtry Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaDecember 2015January 20193 years, 1 month [1] [18]
17Dave VosenJanuary 2019August 20212 years, 7 months [19]
(n/a)Neil Sanderson (Chargé d’affaires)August 20216 July 202211 months
18Katie Smith6 July 2022incumbent162 days [20]

Consul-General and Trade Commissioners

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Jargalant Elbegsaikhan (Honorary Consul)June 2007April 2011
David LawsonApril 2011February 2013
Tony BurchillFebruary 2013May 2015
Brendan CoyneMay 2015December 2015

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bishop, Julie (22 December 2015). "New Embassy and appointment of Ambassador to Mongolia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mongolia country brief, Australian Government, archived from the original on 14 August 2015
  3. ↑ Downer, Alexander (4 April 2007). "Australia Mongolia Bilateral Relations Strengthened" (Press release). Australian Government.
  4. ↑ "Mongolia country brief - Australia-Mongolia Relations". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Our man in Moscow returns". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 26 November 1971. p. 7. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 17 April 1974. p. 5. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "USSR welcomes new ambassador". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 14 January 1981. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hayden names 7 envoys". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 25 August 1987. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "IN BRIEF". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 23 April 1991. p. 10. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ambassador for China named". The Canberra Times. 18 April 1991. p. 4.
  11. ↑ "New ambassador". The Canberra Times. ACT. 24 November 1995. p. 5.
  12. ↑ Downer, Alexander (8 November 1999). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to China" (Press release). Australian Government.
  13. ↑ Downer, Alexander (17 December 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to China" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
  14. ↑ Downer, Alexander (23 November 2006). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to China" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  15. ↑ Smith, Stephen (18 November 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Republic of Korea" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
  16. ↑ Carr, Bob (15 March 2013). "Ambassador to the Republic of Korea" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016.
  17. ↑ "Ambassador to Korea (Republic of) - Mr Bill Paterson PSM". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  18. ↑ Australian Embassy Mongolia (22 December 2015), Embassy Establishment, Australian Government, archived from the original on 10 January 2016
  19. ↑ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate . Parliament of Australia . Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  20. ↑ Wong, Penny (6 July 2022). "Ambassador to Mongolia" (Press release). Australian Government.
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