List of ambassadors of Australia to Thailand

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Ambassador of Australia to Thailand
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Incumbent
Angela Macdonald
since 6 July 2022
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style Her Excellency
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence Bangkok
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder Bertram Ballard
Formation1952
Website Australian Embassy, Thailand

The Ambassador of Australia to Thailand 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 Thailand. The ambassador resides in Bangkok. [1] The current ambassador, since July 2022, is Angela Macdonald. A consulate-general in Phuket has assisted the work of the embassy since 14 June 2016. [2]

Contents

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors

OrdinalOfficeholderTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1 Bertram Ballard 195219552–3 years [3]
2 David Hay 195519571–2 years
3 Keith Waller 195819612–3 years [4]
4 Malcolm Booker 196219630–1 years [5]
5 Allan Loomes 196419683–4 years
6 David McNicol 196819690–1 years [6]
7 Tom Critchley 196919733–4 years [7]
8D. C. Goss197419750–1 years
9 Marshall Johnston 197519782–3 years
10 Gordon Jockel 197819856–7 years
11 Richard Smith 198519882–3 years [8]
12 Richard Butler 198919922–3 years
13 John McCarthy 199219941–2 years
14Cavan Hogue199419972–3 years [9]
15William Fisher199820001–2 years [10]
16Miles Kupa200020054–5 years [11]
17Bill Paterson200520082–3 years [12]
17 Paul Grigson 200820101–2 years [13]
18James Wise2010October 20143–4 years [14]
19Paul RobilliardOctober 2014January 20194 years, 3 months [15] [16]
20Allan McKinnonJanuary 20196 July 20223 years, 6 months [17] [18]
21Angela Macdonald6 July 2022incumbent1 year, 113 days [19]

Consuls-General in Phuket

OrdinalOfficeholderTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1Craig Ferguson3 August 201620192–3 years [20]
2Matthew Barclay2019incumbent3–4 years [21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ CA 2785: Australian Embassy, Thailand [Bangkok], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 26 April 2015
  2. ↑ Bishop, Julie (13 June 2016). "New Consulate-General in Phuket" (Media release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Minister to Thailand Appointed". The West Australian. WA. 5 April 1952. p. 9.
  4. ↑ "Ambassador to Thailand". The Canberra Times. 21 March 1957. p. 2.
  5. ↑ 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
  6. ↑ "New envoy to Thailand". The Canberra Times. 4 June 1968. p. 3.
  7. ↑ "Thailand post filled". The Canberra Times. 4 September 1969. p. 11.
  8. ↑ "Ambassador to Thailand named". The Canberra Times. 22 May 1985. p. 3.
  9. ↑ Downer, Alexander (20 August 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Downer, Alexander (20 August 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Downer, Alexander (22 September 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  12. ↑ Downer, Alexander (13 October 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  13. ↑ Smith, Stephen (16 June 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.
  14. ↑ Smith, Stephen (18 August 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014.
  15. ↑ Bishop, Julie (24 August 2014). "Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government.
  16. ↑ Murdoch, Lindsay (9 October 2014). "Thailand the latest country without US ambassador". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
  17. ↑ Payne, Marise (31 October 2018). "Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government.
  18. ↑ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate . Parliament of Australia . Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  19. ↑ Wong, Penny (6 July 2022). "Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government.
  20. ↑ Bishop, Julie (3 August 2016). "Consul-General in Phuket" (Media release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  21. ↑ Payne, Marise (28 August 2019). "Consul-General in Phuket" (Media release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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