List of ambassadors of Australia to South Korea

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Ambassador of Australia to the Republic of Korea
Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Incumbent
Catherine Raper
since 17 February 2021 (2021-02-17)
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 holder John Petherbridge
(as Chargé d'Affaires)
Formation5 June 1962
Website Australian Embassy, Republic of Korea
The Australian Embassy is on the 19th floor of the Kyobo Life Insurance Building, Seoul. Kyobo Life Insurance Building.jpg
The Australian Embassy is on the 19th floor of the Kyobo Life Insurance Building, Seoul.

The ambassador of Australia to the Republic of Korea 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 Korea (South Korea). [1] The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and holds non-resident accreditation with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).

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The current ambassador, since February 2021, is Catherine Raper. The Republic of Korea and Australia have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1961. In June 1962, Australia opened an embassy in Seoul, and after establishing diplomatic relations with North Korea in 1974, Australia opened an embassy in Pyongyang in April 1975. The embassy closed in November 1975 and relations weren't resumed until May 2000, and the embassy in Seoul has been accredited to North Korea since August 2008, the same time accreditation with Mongolia was transferred from the Embassy in Beijing. [2] [3] The Australian Government established an embassy and appointed a resident ambassador to Mongolia in 2015. [4]

List of heads of mission

OrdinalOfficeholderTitleTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
(n/a) John Petherbridge Chargé d'Affaires5 June 1962August 19631 year, 1 month
(n/a)Geoffrey Brady26 August 1963February 19645 months
1Roy Albert PeacheyAmbassador of Australia to
the Republic of Korea		21 February 196419 June 19684 years, 119 days
2 Allan Loomes 19 June 196820 September 19713 years, 93 days
3 Murray Bourchier 7 December 197128 January 19753 years, 52 days
4John Roger Holdich31 March 197530 April 19761 year, 30 days
5Donald Jame Horne17 June 197622 June 19782 years, 5 days
6 Geoff Miller 14 July 197829 June 19801 year, 351 days
7 Ted Pocock 12 August 198010 February 19843 years, 182 days
8Lance Louis Ettelson Joseph12 April 1984August 19873 years, 3 months
9 Richard Broinowski 28 October 198719 December 19892 years, 52 days
10Darren Gribble27 February 1990December 19933 years, 9 months
11Mack Williams7 March 199426 March 19984 years, 19 days
12Anthony HelyMarch 1998June 20013 years, 3 months [5]
13Colin Heseltine1 August 20019 December 20054 years, 4 months [6]
14Peter Brock RoweDecember 2005February 20093 years, 2 months [7]
15Sam GerovichMarch 200916 March 20134 years [8]
16 Bill Paterson 16 March 2013December 20163 years, 8 months [9] [10]
17James ChoiDecember 2016December 20204 years [11] [12] [13]
18 Catherine Raper 17 February 2021incumbent2 years, 207 days [14] [15] [16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ CA 6952: Australian Embassy, Republic of Korea [Seoul], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 January 2016
  2. ↑ "Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mongolia country brief". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Downer, Alexander (3 December 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Republic of Korea" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Downer, Alexander (19 March 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Republic of Korea" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Downer, Alexander (18 October 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Republic of Korea" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Carr, Bob (15 March 2013). "Ambassador to the Republic of Korea" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ Bishop, Julie (9 November 2016). "Ambassador to Korea" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Mr James Choi as Australia's next Ambassador to the Republic of Korea". SBS. 10 November 2016.
  13. ↑ Seung-woo, Kang (11 November 2016). "Korean-born Aussie named new Australian ambassador to Seoul". The Korea Times.
  14. ↑ "Ambassador to the Republic of Korea" (Press release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. 16 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Ambassador to the Republic of Korea". Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "Australia's envoy in Seoul". Yonhap News Agency. Korea. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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