List of ambassadors of Australia to Poland

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Ambassador of Australia to Poland
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Incumbent
Lloyd Brodrick
since 29 November 2019 (2019-11-29)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style His Excellency
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence Warsaw
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holderL. J. Lawrey
(resident in Moscow)
Formation1972

The ambassador of Australia to Poland 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 Poland. The ambassador is located in Warsaw and also holds non-resident accreditation for Lithuania (since 2013) and the Czech Republic (and formerly Czechoslovakia, 1978–1990; since 1994). From 29 June 1990 to September 1994 there was a resident embassy in Prague. [1] [2] The current ambassador, since November 2019, is Lloyd Brodrick.

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The Australian Government has maintained a diplomatic relationship with Poland since 1972. [3] Between June 1972 and September 1973 the Australian Ambassador in Moscow was dually accredited to Warsaw. [4] In 1973, Francis Stuart became the first resident Ambassador to the country.

Officeholders

Heads of mission

OrdinalOfficeholderTitleOther officesResidencyTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1Lawrence John LawreyAmbassador of Australia to Poland Moscow, USSR June 1972September 19731 year, 3 months
(n/a)Peter James Lloyd AM Charge d’Affaires Warsaw, Poland16 July 197313 August 197328 days [5]
2 Francis Hamilton Stuart Ambassador of Australia to Poland197319773–4 years [4]
3Bob Laurie A 197719802–3 years [6]
4John Burgess A 198019843–4 years [7]
5Max Hughes A 198519871–2 years [8]
6Lawry W. Herron A 198719913–4 years
7Anthony Kevin199119942–3 years
8Jonathan Thwaites B 199419983–4 years [9]
9 Margaret Adamson B 199820023–4 years [10]
10 Patrick Lawless B 200220052–3 years [11]
11Ian Forsyth B 200520082–3 years [12]
12 Ruth Pearce B 200820120 years [13]
13 Jean Dunn B C 201220160 years [14]
14Paul Wojciechowski B C January 201620192–3 years [15]
15Lloyd Brodrick B C 29 November 2019incumbent3 years, 312 days [16] [17]

Notes

^A : Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Czechoslovakia, between 1978 and 1990.
^B : Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to the Czech Republic, since 1994.
^C : Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to the Republic of Lithuania, since 2013.

Resident ambassadors to Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Tony Vincent29 June 1990September 1994 [18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ CA 7839: Australian Embassy, Poland [Warsaw], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
  2. ↑ CA 7676: Australian Embassy, Czech Republic [Prague], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 12 March 2018
  3. ↑ "Diplomatic relations with Poland". The Canberra Times. 21 February 1972. p. 3.
  4. 1 2 "Ambassador from Poland due next week". The Canberra Times. 27 October 1973. p. 9.
  5. ↑ The history of Polish-Australian relations, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Canberra, 5 September 2013, archived from the original on 18 June 2016
  6. ↑ "Foreign Affairs posting". The Canberra Times. 17 January 1977. p. 3.
  7. ↑ "Diplomatic postings". The Canberra Times. 1 August 1980. p. 7.
  8. ↑ "Envoy to Poland appointed". The Canberra Times. 19 October 1984. p. 3.
  9. ↑ "Ambassador named". The Canberra Times. 10 September 1994. p. 6.
  10. ↑ Downer, Alexander (17 May 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  11. ↑ Downer, Alexander (30 May 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. This year marks the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Poland.
  12. ↑ Downer, Alexander (22 April 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  13. ↑ Smith, Stephen (30 May 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.
  14. ↑ Rudd, Kevin (8 December 2011). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015.
  15. ↑ Bishop, Julie (13 November 2015). "Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Ambassador to Poland". DFAT. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  17. ↑ "President receives credentials from five newly appointed ambassadors to Poland". President.PL. The official website of the President of the Republic of Poland. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  18. ↑ Evans, Gareth (25 May 1990). "Diplomatic appointment - the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic" (Press release). Australian Government.
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