List of ambassadors of Australia to Turkey

Ambassador of Australia to Turkey
Incumbent Miles Armitage since 14 October 2021 (2021-10-14)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style	His Excellency
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	Ankara
Nominator	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder	Alan McNicoll (as non-resident ambassador)
Formation	1968
Website	Australian Embassy – Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia

The Ambassador of Australia to Turkey 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 Turkey. The ambassador resides in Ankara. ^[1] Since 2011, non-resident accreditation has been held for Azerbaijan and Georgia, which were transferred from the Embassy in Moscow. The ambassador's work is assisted by a Consulate-General in Istanbul and a Consulate in Çanakkale (since 2006). ^{[2] [3]}

The current ambassador, since October 2021, is Miles Armitage.

List of ambassadors

Ordinal	Officeholder	Other offices	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
1	Alan McNicoll		1968 (1968)	1973 (1973)	4–5 years	[4] [5]
2	John McMillan		1973 (1973)	1976 (1976)	2–3 years	[6]
3	Roy Peachey		1976 (1976)	1980 (1980)	3–4 years	[7]
4	Barry Hall		1980 (1980)	1984 (1984)	3–4 years	[8]
5	Philip Peters		1984 (1984)	1987 (1987)	2–3 years	[9]
6	Don Witheford		1987 (1987)	1992 (1992)	4–5 years	[10]
7	Geoffrey Price		1992 (1992)	14 December 1993 (1993-12-14)	0–1 years	[11]
8	David Evans		14 December 1993 (1993-12-14)	23 December 1997 (1997-12-23)	4 years, 9 days	[12]
9	Ian Forsyth		23 December 1997 (1997-12-23)	6 June 2001 (2001-06-06)	3 years, 165 days	[13]
10	Jon Philp		6 June 2001 (2001-06-06)	20 July 2004 (2004-07-20)	3 years, 44 days	[14]
11	Jean Dunn		20 July 2004 (2004-07-20)	18 June 2007 (2007-06-18)	2 years, 333 days	[15]
12	Peter Doyle		18 June 2007 (2007-06-18)	8 September 2010 (2010-09-08)	3 years, 82 days	[16]
13	Ian Biggs	A B	8 September 2010 (2010-09-08)	27 November 2013 (2013-11-27)	3 years, 80 days	[17]
14	James Larsen	A B	27 November 2013 (2013-11-27)	21 June 2017 (2017-06-21)	3 years, 206 days	[18]
15	Marc Innes-Brown PSM	A B	21 June 2017 (2017-06-21)	2021 (2021)	3–4 years	[19]
16	Miles Armitage	A B	14 October 2021 (2021-10-14)	incumbent	2 years, 7 days	[20] [21]

Notes

^A Also served as the non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Azerbaijan, since 2011.

^B Also served as the non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Georgia, since 2011.

See also

• Australia–Turkey relations

References

1. CA 4412: Australian Embassy, Turkey [Ankara], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 April 2015
2. Downer, Alexander (16 December 2005). "Improved Consular Assistance for Australian Travellers to Gallipoli" (Press release). Australian Government.
3. Bishop, Julie (18 October 2017). "Consul-General in Istanbul" (Press release). Australian Government.
4. "New Envoys". The Canberra Times . 8 June 1968. p. 1.
5. Pfennigwerth, Ian (2012). "McNicoll, Sir Alan Wedel Ramsay (1908–1987)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN   1833-7538.
6. "Envoys named". The Canberra Times. 22 February 1973. p. 3.
7. "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 13 August 1976. p. 3.
8. "Turkish posting". The Canberra Times. 30 August 1980. p. 7.
9. "New ambassador". The Canberra Times. 3 April 1984. p. 3.
10. "New Ambassador to Turkey named". The Canberra Times. 17 November 1987. p. 3.
11. Mitcham, Chad J., ‘Price, Geoffrey John (1930-1999’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/price-geoffrey-john-32557, published online 2023
12. "New diplomatic assignments". The Canberra Times. 14 December 1993. p. 12.
13. Downer, Alexander (23 December 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
14. Downer, Alexander (6 June 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
15. Downer, Alexander (20 July 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
16. Downer, Alexander (18 June 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
17. Smith, Stephen (8 September 2010). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
18. Bishop, Julie (27 November 2013). "Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.
19. Bishop, Julie (21 June 2017). "Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government.
20. Payne, Marise (6 October 2021). "Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government . Retrieved 13 July 2022.
21. "Australian ambassador presents his credentials to President Erdoğan" (Press release). Presidency of the Republic of Turkiye. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

External links

• Australian Embassy – Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia