List of ambassadors of Australia to Serbia

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Ambassador of Australia to Serbia
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Incumbent
Daniel Emery
since 4 October 2021 (2021-10-04)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style His Excellency
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder Alan Renouf
Formation1967 (Yugoslavia)
2003 (Serbia and Montenegro)
2006 (Serbia)
Website Australian Embassy in Belgrade

The Ambassador of Australia to Serbia 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 Serbia in Belgrade. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. The current ambassador, since October 2021, is Daniel Emery. [1] The Ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation for the Republic of North Macedonia and for Montenegro.

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Office history

Serbia and Australia have enjoyed official diplomatic relations since 26 April 1966, when Australia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia agreed to enter into formal diplomatic relations, with Australia opening an embassy in Belgrade in 1967. [2] However, with the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Prime Minister Bob Hawke acted quickly to recognise the newly independent former Yugoslav Republics of Slovenia and Croatia in early 1992. [3] Then subsequently the former republics of Bosnia and Herzegovina in May 1992 and Macedonia on 15 February 1994 were recognised. With these acts Australia maintained its relations with Yugoslavia, with Foreign Minister Gareth Evans stating: "We do continue to recognise what is left of Yugoslavia as Yugoslavia. Our mission in Belgrade will stay accordingly accredited to Yugoslavia and they'll be no change in the status of the Yugoslav mission here in Australia." [4]

However, with the developing civil war in Yugoslavia and its former republics, Australia imposed sanctions on Yugoslavia and the Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was recalled with a new ambassador not being appointed until 1997. [5] The new ambassador, Noel Campbell, had served as Chargé d'affaires in Belgrade since May 1994, while he had been accredited as Ambassador to Romania since April 1992 and to the Republic of Macedonia since December 1995. From 1970 until 15 January 2014 the Ambassador in Belgrade was also accredited to Romania, when it was transferred to the Embassy in Athens. From 1972 to 1992 accreditation was also held for Bulgaria, until it was also transferred to the Embassy in Greece. From 1985, the Ambassador was also accredited to Albania, following the establishment of diplomatic relations on 15 September 1984, to 1992 when it was transferred to the Embassy in Rome. [6] [7] Yugoslavia became the Union of Serbia and Montenegro in February 2003 and with the independence of Montenegro in early 2006, the union dissolved and Australia recognised Montenegro on 27 June 2006 and transferred recognition of the former Union to the reconstituted Republic of Serbia, with non-resident accreditation to Montenegro from 1 September 2006. [8]

List of heads of mission

OrdinalOfficeholderTitleOther officesTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1 Alan Renouf OBE Ambassador of Australia to Yugoslavia196719702–3 years [9]
2 Roy Fernandez 197019710–1 years [10] [11]
3Robert Robertson C July 197119731–2 years [12]
4 Malcolm Booker C 1974November 19761–2 years [13] [14]
5 Barrie Dexter C November 197619803–4 years [15]
6Michael Wilson C 198019843–4 years [16]
7 John Hoyle C D 1984December 19883–4 years [17]
8Frank Milne C D December 1988May 19923 years, 5 months [18]
(n/a)Edward PatchingChargé d'affairesMay 19922 years [19]
(n/a)Noel CampbellMay 199428 April 19972 years, 11 months [20]
8Ambassador of Australia to Yugoslavia A 28 April 1997August 19973 months [20]
9Chris Lamb A August 199715 February 20002 years, 6 months [21]
10Charles Stuart A March 20004 February 20033 years, 1 month [22] [23]
Ambassador of Australia to Serbia and Montenegro A 4 February 2003April 2003
11John Oliver A April 20035 June 20064 years, 1 month [23] [24]
Ambassador of Australia to Serbia A B 5 June 2006May 2007
12 Clare Birgin A B May 2007June 20103 years, 1 month [24]
13Helena Studdert A B June 2010December 20133 years, 6 months [25]
14 Julia Feeney A B December 2013July 20184 years, 7 months [26]
15Ruth Stewart A B July 201820212–3 years [27]
16Daniel Emery A B 4 October 2021incumbent2 years, 24 days [1] [28]

Notes

^A Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to the Republic of North Macedonia, since 15 February 1994.
^B Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Montenegro, since 1 September 2006.
^C Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Romania, from 1972 to April 1992.
^D Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Albania, 15 September 1984 to 1992.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ambassador to Serbia". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Link with Belgrade". The Canberra Times . 27 April 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Hawke veers to EC stance". The Canberra Times. 6 September 1991. p. 7. Retrieved 29 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Australia recognises republics". The Canberra Times. 17 January 1992. p. 2. Retrieved 30 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Australia expected to act quickly". The Canberra Times. 1 June 1992. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "In Brief: Diplomatic relations". The Canberra Times. 16 September 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ Rann, Mike (4 February 2015). ""Albania, Australia and Asia: The Economic Challenge" Speech by Hon. Mike Rann, Australian Ambassador to Albania" (PDF). Archived from the original (Speech) on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Downer, Alexander (1 September 2006). "Australia Establishes Diplomatic Relations with the Republic of Montenegro" (Press release). Australian Government.
  9. ↑ "The first envoy to Belgrade". The Canberra Times. 26 August 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Diplomatic posts announced". The Canberra Times. 23 January 1970. p. 7. Retrieved 30 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Rumanian post". The Canberra Times. 16 March 1970. p. 7. Retrieved 30 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 24 July 1971. p. 9. Retrieved 30 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 5 March 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 30 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ Chad Mitcham, ‘Malcolm Richard Booker (1915-1998), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/booker-malcolm-richard-31923, published online 2022
  15. ↑ "New post". The Canberra Times. 11 December 1976. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  16. ↑ "New Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 24 January 1980. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  17. ↑ "Appointments". The Canberra Times. 31 July 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  18. ↑ "New ambassador". The Canberra Times. 1 November 1988. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  19. ↑ "Aust plans to lift 4000 out of war". The Canberra Times. 11 June 1992. p. 1. Retrieved 30 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  20. 1 2 Downer, Alexander (28 April 1997). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  21. ↑ Tim, Fischer (2 July 1997). "DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT: AMBASSADOR TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015.
  22. ↑ Downer, Alexander (15 March 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  23. 1 2 Downer, Alexander (17 December 2002). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Yugoslavia, Romania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015.
  24. 1 2 Downer, Alexander (29 March 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Serbia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
  25. ↑ Smith, Stephen (23 June 2010). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Serbia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  26. ↑ Julie, Bishop (8 November 2013). "Ambassador to Serbia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  27. ↑ Julie, Bishop (25 May 2018). "Ambassador to Serbia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018.
  28. ↑ "President Vučić received the credentials of the newly appointed ambassadors". The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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