List of ambassadors of Australia to Spain

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Ambassador of Australia to Spain
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Incumbent
Sophia McIntyre
since 26 June 2020
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style Her Excellency
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence Madrid
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holderLawrence John Lawrey
Formation1969
Website Australian Embassy, Spain

The Ambassador of Australia to Spain 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 Kingdom of Spain. The ambassador resides in Madrid. [1] The ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation as ambassador to Andorra (since 1998) and Equatorial Guinea (since 2009). [2]

Contents

The current ambassador, since June 2020, is Sophia McIntyre.

List of ambassadors

OrdinalOfficeholderOther officesTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1Lawrence John Lawrey196919711–2 years [3]
2 Dudley McCarthy 197219763–4 years
3 Hugh Gilchrist 197719791–2 years
4K. H. Rogers198019843–4 years
5D. G. Wilson198519850 years
6 Harry Jenkins 198619881–2 years [4] [5] [6]
7H. C. Mott198919911–2 years
8Warwick Pearson199219963–4 years
9Richard Starr A 199720002–3 years
10Tim George A 200020032–3 years [7]
11 Susan Tanner A 200320062–3 years [8]
12Noel Campbell A B 200620103–4 years [9]
13 Zorica McCarthy A B 201020132–3 years [10]
14 Jane Hardy A B 201320140–1 years [11] [12]
15 Virginia Greville A B 1 May 201525 May 20183 years, 24 days [13] [14]
16 Julie-Ann Guivarra A B 25 May 2018January 20201 year, 7 months [15]
17 Sophia McIntyre A B 26 June 2020incumbent4 years, 176 days [16]

Notes

^A Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Andorra, since 1998.
^B Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Equatorial Guinea, since 2009.

Related Research Articles

Julie-Ann Guivarra is an Australian diplomat who was the first Indigenous person to serve as a senior executive in the Australian Foreign Ministry and the first Indigenous woman to represent Australia as an ambassador, serving as Ambassador to Spain from 2018 to 2020 with non-resident accreditation to Andorra and Equatorial Guinea. In May 2020, she was appointed as Australia's Ambassador for Gender Equality.

References

  1. ↑ CA 8018: Australian Embassy, Spain [Madrid], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 26 April 2015
  2. ↑ Smith, Stephen (19 March 2010). "Australia and Africa: Looking to the Future" (Speech). Minister for Foreign Affairs. University of Sydney International Forum on Africa, Sydney: Australian Government. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Diplomat appointed to Spain". The Canberra Times. 4 December 1968. p. 11.
  4. ↑ "Jenkins' job in Spain confirmed". The Canberra Times. 17 March 1986. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Opposition query on Jenkins's job". The Canberra Times. 8 January 1986. p. 7.
  6. ↑ "New new man in Madrid: Harry Jenkins — taking control of a new house". The Canberra Times. 6 July 1986. p. 2.
  7. ↑ Downer, Alexander (21 January 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  8. ↑ Downer, Alexander (28 May 2003). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Downer, Alexander (22 June 2006). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
  10. ↑ Smith, Stephen (18 November 2009). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Carr, Bob (6 September 2012). "Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  12. ↑ Dorling, Philip; Knaus, Christopher (14 January 2015). "Australian diplomat returned from posting after husband charged over child-sex allegations". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015.
  13. ↑ Bishop, Julie (1 May 2015). "Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Archived from the original on 23 August 2015.
  14. ↑ University of Queensland (7 May 2015). "UQ alumnus named Ambassador to Spain". UQ News. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  15. ↑ Bishop, Julie (25 May 2018). "Ambassador to Spain" (Press release).
  16. ↑ "Sophia McIntyre, Australia's new ambassador to Spain". The Diplomat. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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