List of ambassadors of Australia to the Netherlands

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Ambassador of Australia to the Netherlands
Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Incumbent
Greg French
since April 2023 (April 2023)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style His Excellency
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence The Hague
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder Stanley Bruce (as Minister)
Formation1942

The ambassador of Australia to the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands. The ambassador resides in The Hague. [1] The current ambassador, since April 2023, is Greg French.

List of heads of mission

OrdinalOfficeholderTitleTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1 Stanley Bruce CH Minister to the Netherlands [note a] 194219452–3 years [2]
(n/a) John Hood Chargé d'affaires194519460–1 years [3]
2 Keith Officer OBE , MC Minister to the Netherlands194619481–2 years [4] [5]
(n/a) John Quinn Chargé d'affaires194819501–2 years
(n/a) Peter Heydon 195019500 years
3 Alfred Stirling CBE Ambassador of Australia to the Netherlands195019554–5 years [6]
4 Hugh McClure Smith 195519582–3 years [7]
5 Sir Edwin McCarthy CBE 195819623–4 years [8]
6 Walter Crocker CBE 196219652–3 years [9]
7 Sir Roden Cutler VC , KCMG , CBE 196519660–1 years [10]
8 Colin Moodie 196619703–4 years [11]
9 Lloyd Thomson 197019743–4 years [12]
10 Frederick Blakeney CBE 197419772–3 years [13]
11 David Fairbairn KBE , DFC 197719802–3 years [14]
12 James Cumes 198019843–4 years [15]
13Geoffrey Price198419872–3 years [16]
14 Don Grimes 198719913–4 years [17] [18]
15Warwick Weemaes199119931–2 years
16 Michael Tate [note b] 199319962–3 years [19]
17Ted Delofski199720013–4 years [20]
18Peter Hussin200120042–3 years [21]
19 Stephen Brady 200420083–4 years [22]
20 Lydia Morton 200820112–3 year [23]
21Neil Mules201120153–4 years [24]
22 Brett Mason 21 April 2015August 20183 years, 3 months [25]
23 Matthew Neuhaus August 2018April 20234 years, 8 months [26]
24 Dr Greg French April 2023incumbent1 year, 3 months [27]
^[note a] : Non-resident minister; served concurrently as Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
^[note b] : Tate served concurrently as the Australian ambassador to the Holy See.

References

  1. ↑ CA 6917: Australian Embassy, The Netherlands [The Hague], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
  2. ↑ "Dutch Minister to Australia Appointed. Mr. Bruce Accredited in London". The Canberra Times. 20 March 1942. p. 1. The Australian High Commissioner (Mr. Bruce) presented his credentials to Queen Wilhelmina in London yesterday and has assumed the office of the first Australian Minister to the Netherlands
  3. ↑ "Representative in Holland. Appointment of Mr. J. D. L. Hood". The Advertiser. Adelaide, South Australia. 17 October 1945. p. 7.
  4. ↑ "Mr. Officer Minister to Netherlands". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate. 10 May 1946. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "Minister to Netherlands. Mr. Keith Officer's New Appointment". Kalgoorlie Miner. 10 May 1946. p. 4.
  6. ↑ "Ambassador to Netherlands". Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Queensland. 24 June 1950. p. 6.
  7. ↑ "Mr. McClure Smith for Netherlands". The Canberra Times. 24 February 1955. p. 2.
  8. ↑ "New Posts For Diplomats". The Canberra Times. 14 October 1958. p. 2.
  9. ↑ "Ambassador to Netherlandsdate=6 January 1962". The Canberra Times. p. 2.
  10. ↑ "VC named as new envoy". The Canberra Times. 10 September 1965. p. 3.
  11. ↑ "Diplomats appointed". The Canberra Times. 3 December 1965. p. 8.
  12. ↑ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 25 August 1970. p. 3.
  13. ↑ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 12 March 1974. p. 3.
  14. ↑ "Netherlands envoy posted to Geneva". The Canberra Times. 5 January 1977. p. 8.
  15. ↑ "Diplomatic posts". The Canberra Times. 26 January 1980. p. 3.
  16. ↑ 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
  17. ↑ "Hague post for Grimes". The Canberra Times. 29 May 1987. p. 3.
  18. ↑ Peake, Ross (3 September 1995). "Howard's bold stance on diplomats". The Canberra Times. p. 1. Former Labor minister Don Grimes was the Ambassador to The Netherlands until 1991
  19. ↑ "Tate to be our man in Holland". The Canberra Times. 7 August 1993. p. 15.
  20. ↑ Downer, Alexander (10 November 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Netherlands" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  21. ↑ Downer, Alexander (2 September 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Netherlands" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  22. ↑ Downer, Alexander (17 November 2003). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to the Netherlands" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  23. ↑ Smith, Stephen (8 February 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Netherlands" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014.
  24. ↑ Rudd, Kevin (17 July 2011). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to The Netherlands" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  25. ↑ Bishop, Julie (21 April 2015). "Ambassador to the Netherlands" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015.
  26. ↑ Bishop, Julie (8 June 2018). "Ambassador to the Netherlands" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019.
  27. ↑ Wong, Penny (18 April 2023). "Ambassador to the Netherlands" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023.
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