List of ambassadors of Australia to Switzerland

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Ambassador of Australia to Switzerland
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Incumbent
Elizabeth Day
since 22 November 2022 (2022-11-22)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style Her Excellency
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence Bern
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holderMalcolm Morris
(resident in Vienna)
Formation28 August 1968
Website Australian Embassy in Bern and the Australian Permanent Mission and Consulate-General in Geneva

The ambassador of Australia to Switzerland 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 Swiss Confederation. The ambassador has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and also holds non-resident accreditation for Liechtenstein (since 2022). From 1974 to 1993 and since November 2022 there has been a resident ambassador in Bern. [1] The current ambassador since 22 November 2022 is Elizabeth Day.

Contents

Heads of mission

#OfficeholderOther officesResidencyTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1Malcolm MorrisN/A Vienna, Austria 28 August 196819701–2 years
2Lawrence Corkery197019721–2 years
3 John Rowland 197219741–2 years
4 Keith Brennan Bern, SwitzerlandSeptember 1974August 19816 years, 11 months
5 Pierre Hutton August 1981October 19854 years, 2 months
6Douglas TownsendOctober 1985October 19883 years
7John BrookOctober 1988December 19913 years, 2 months
–William Jackson (Chargé d'Affaires)December 1991January 19931 year, 1 month
8John Bowan Bonn, Germany January 1993December 19941 year, 11 months [2]
9 Max Hughes December 1994April 19994 years, 4 months [3]
10 Paul O'Sullivan A April 199917 August 19993 years, 9 months [4]
Berlin, Germany17 August 1999March 2003
11 Pamela J. Fayle March 2003April 20063 years, 1 month [5]
12 Ian Kemish April 200624 August 20093 years, 4 months [6]
13 Peter Tesch 24 August 200924 October 20134 years, 61 days [7]
14 David Ritchie 24 October 201326 August 20162 years, 307 days [8] [9]
15 Lynette Wood 26 August 201620 October 20204 years, 55 days [10] [11] [12]
16Philip Green11 November 202022 November 20222 years, 11 days [13] [14]
17Elizabeth DayBern, Switzerland22 November 2022Incumbent259 days [15] [16] [17]

Notes

^A Also non-resident Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein, 1999–2022 (Bonn/Berlin), 2022–date (Bern).

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References

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  10. ↑ Bishop, Julie (26 August 2016). "Ambassador to Germany". Australian Government. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Senior Appointments: Wood to Germany". PS News. No. 519. 30 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ambassador to Germany". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  13. ↑ Payne, Marise (22 October 2020). "Ambassador to Germany". Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government. Archived from the original (Media Release) on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "Australia accredits Philip Green in Germany". Diplomat Magazine . Dr. Mayelinne De Lara. 15 November 2022. ISSN   2468-3477 . Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  15. ↑ Wong, Penny (20 November 2022). "Ambassador to Switzerland". Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government. Archived from the original (Media Release) on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  16. ↑ Wong, Penny; Farrell, Don (9 December 2022). "Opening of Australian Embassy in Bern, Switzerland". Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government. Archived from the original (Media Release) on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Post by Philip Green, Australian Ambassador to Germany". Twitter. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 30 December 2022. Congratulations to Elizabeth Day for presenting her credentials as Australia's new Ambassador to Switzerland. She is the first Ambassador to serve in our new Embassy in Bern. I wish Liz all the best as she takes forward our relationship with Switzerland

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