List of ambassadors of Australia to Myanmar
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The Ambassador of Australia to Myanmar 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 the Union of Myanmar. The Ambassador resides in Yangon.[1]
Ambassador of Australia to Myanmar | |
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Incumbent since April 2022Vacant | |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
Style | His Excellency |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
Appointer | Governor General of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Colin Moodie |
Formation | 1956 |
The position of ambassador has been vacant since April 2022. It was subsequently reported, but not confirmed, that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is considering suspending diplomatic relations with Myanmar as the Australian Government reportedly tries to avoid legitimising the 2021 coup d'état.[2]
List of heads of mission
editOrdinal | Officeholder | Title | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
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(n/a) | Malcolm Booker | Charge d’Affaires | 1952 | 1953 | 0–1 years | [3][4] |
1 | Colin Moodie | Minister to Burma | 1956 | 1956 | 0–1 years | |
Ambassador of Australia to Burma | 1956 | 1957 | ||||
2 | Allan Loomes | 1958 | 1961 | 2–3 years | ||
(n/a) | Frederick Homer | Chargé d'affaires | 1962 | 1963 | 0–1 years | |
3 | Lew Border | Ambassador of Australia to Burma | 1963 | 1965 | 1–2 years | [5] |
4 | Frank Milne | 1965 | 1966 | 0–1 years | ||
5 | Marshall Johnston | 1966 | 1967 | 0–1 years | ||
6 | Roy Fernandez | 1968 | 1969 | 0–1 years | ||
7 | Richard Broinowski | 1970 | 1971 | 0–1 years | ||
8 | Walter Handmer | 1972 | 1973 | 0–1 years | ||
9 | Garry Woodard | 1974 | 1976 | 1–2 years | ||
(n/a) | R. C. Whitty | Chargé d'affaires | 1977 | 1977 | 0 years | |
10 | John Lavett | Ambassador of Australia to Myanmar | 1977 | 1980 | 2–3 years | |
11 | Richard Gate | 1980 | 1982 | 1–2 years | [6] | |
(4) | Frank Milne | 1983 | 1986 | 2–3 years | ||
12 | Christopher Lamb | 1986 | 1989 | 2–3 years | ||
13 | Geoff Allen | 1989 | 1993 | 3–4 years | ||
14 | Stuart Hume | 1993 | 1997 | 3–4 years | [7] | |
15 | Lyndall McLean | 1997 | 2000 | 2–3 years | [8] | |
16 | Trevor Wilson | 2000 | 2003 | 2–3 years | [9] | |
17 | Paul Grigson | 2003 | 2005 | 1–2 years | [10] | |
18 | Bob Davis | 2005 | 2008 | 2–3 years | [11] | |
19 | Michelle Chan | 2008 | 2011 | 2–3 years | [12] | |
20 | Bronte Moules | 2011 | 2015 | 3–4 years | [13][14][15] | |
21 | Nicholas Coppel | 2015 | 2018 | 2–3 years | [16] | |
22 | Andrea Faulkner | February 2019 | April 2022 | 3 years, 2 months | [17][18][2] | |
(n/a) | Angela Corcoran | Charge d’Affaires | April 2022 | incumbent | 2 years, 4 months | [19] |
References
edit- ^ CA 2753: Australian Embassy, Myanmar [Yangon], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 May 2015
- ^ a b Dziedzic, Stephen; Ford, Mazoe (16 May 2022). "Australia not appointing ambassador to Myanmar amid moves to downgrade diplomatic ties". ABC News. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ 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
- ^ Hull, Crispin (18 July 1998), Malcolm Booker diplomat dies after wife, archived from the original on 10 August 2014
- ^ "Diplomatic postings". The Canberra Times. ACT. 11 January 1963. p. 3.
- ^ "New Ambassador". The Canberra Times. ACT. 8 February 1980. p. 3.
- ^ McPhedran, Ian (1 June 1993). "Stuart Hume named next Ambassador to Burma". The Canberra Times. p. 2.
- ^ Fischer, Tim (9 January 1997). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Myanmar" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (10 February 2000). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Burma (Myanmar)" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (5 March 2003). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Burma" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (7 April 2005). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Burma" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Smith, Stephen (4 April 2008). "Diplomatic appointment – Ambassador to Burma" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
- ^ Rudd, Kevin (20 December 2010). "Diplomatic appointment – Ambassador to Burma" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ^ Welch, Dylan (21 December 2010). "Rudd appoints wheat kickbacks figure as ambassador to Burma". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Rudd appoints new diplomat to Burma". Courier Mail. News Corp. AAP. 20 December 2010.
- ^ Bishop, Julie (4 February 2015). "Ambassador to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015.
- ^ Payne, Marise (28 November 2018). "Ambassador to Myanmar }" (Press release). Australian Government.
- ^ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Chargé d'Affaires to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar". Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 14 September 2022.