Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations

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Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations
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Incumbent
James Larsen
since 26 July 2023 (2023-07-26)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style His Excellency
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence New York
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor-General of Australia
Inaugural holder Norman Makin
(as Head of Delegation)
Formation1946
Website Permanent Representative

The ambassador and permanent representative of Australia to the United Nations is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of Australia to the United Nations in New York. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is the lead Australian representative to the UN, although that role is also shared with representatives present at the United Nations Office in Geneva, the United Nations Office in Vienna and the United Nations Office at Nairobi, and the delegations to UNESCO and the United Nations Agencies in Rome. Australia is a charter member of the United Nations and has sent representatives to New York since 1946.

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The permanent representative, currently James Larsen, is charged with representing Australia during plenary meetings of the General Assembly and, when Australia holds a non-permanent seat or by invitation, the Security Council, except in the rare situation in which a more senior officer (such as the Minister for Foreign Affairs or the Prime Minister of Australia) is present. The post is appointed by the Governor-General of Australia in the name of the monarch, and nominated by the prime minister.

List of permanent representatives

#OfficeholderImageTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1 Norman Makin
(Head of Delegation)		 Norman Makin 1950s.png 194519460–1 years
2 Paul Hasluck Paulhasluck.jpg 194619470–1 years
3 John Hood 194719502–3 years
− Mick Shann
(Acting)		 KCO Shann in 1951.png 195019510–1 years
4 Bill Forsyth 195119564–5 years [1]
5 Edward Ronald Walker McMahon1952 (cropped).jpg 195619592–3 years
6 James Plimsoll James Plimsoll 1958-02 (cropped).jpg 195919633–4 years
7 David Hay 196419650–1 years [2]
8 Patrick Shaw Patrick Shaw.jpg 196519704–5 years
9 Laurence McIntyre Laurence McIntyre.jpg 197019754–5 years
10 Ralph Harry 197519782–3 years
11 Harold David Anderson 197819823–4 years
12 Richard Woolcott 198219885–6 years
− Michael Costello
(Acting)		198819890–1 years
13 Peter Wilenski Peter Wilenski.jpg 198919922–3 years [3]
14 Richard Butler 199219963–4 years
15 Penelope Wensley Penny Wensley (2).jpg 199720013–4 years [4]
16 John Dauth John Dauth (1).jpg 200120064–5 years [5]
− Caroline Millar
(Acting)		 Caroline Millar, official portrait as Australian Ambassador to Belgium (2021).jpg 200620060 years
17 Robert Hill Robert Hill (1).jpg 200620092–3 years
18 Gary Quinlan Quinlan gary ser.jpg 200920144–5 years [6]
19 Gillian Bird Gillian Bird.jpg 201520193–4 years [7]
20 Mitch Fifield Mitch Fifield DFAT.jpg 17 October 20191 July 20233 years, 257 days [8] [9]
21 James Larsen James Larsen (2).jpg 26 July 2023Incumbent2 years, 58 days [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chad Mitcham, ‘Forsyth, William Douglass (Bill)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/forsyth-william-douglass-bill-27737, published online 2018
  2. ↑ Farquharson, John (22 May 2009). "David Hay, 1916-2009". smh.com.a. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  3. ↑ Mitcham, Chad. "Peter Stephen Wilenski (1939–1994)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943.
  4. ↑ "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York". Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York". Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations". Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "New Permanent Representative of Australia Presents Credentials (2015)". United Nations. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  8. ↑ Payne, Marise (17 October 2019). "Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Press release). Australian Government. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "New Permanent Representative of Australia Presents Credentials (2019)". United Nations. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "New Permanent Representative of Australia Presents Credentials | UN Press". press.un.org. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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