List of ambassadors of Australia to the Philippines
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Ambassador of Australia to the Philippines | |
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Incumbent since 6 July 2022Hae Kyong Yu | |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
Style | Her Excellency |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | Manila |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
Appointer | Governor General of Australia |
Term length | No fixed term |
Inaugural holder | Herbert Peterson (as Consul-General) |
Formation | 4 July 1946 |
Website | Australian Embassy, Manila |
The Ambassador of Australia to the Philippines 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 Philippines. The Ambassador resides in Manila.[1] The current ambassador, since July 2022, is Hae Kyong Yu.
List of heads of mission
[edit]Ordinal | Officeholder | Title | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
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(n/a) | Herbert Peterson | Consul-General | 1946 | 1948 | 1–2 years | |
(n/a) | Keith Waller | 1948 | 1950 | 1–2 years | ||
1 | George Dunbar Moore | Minister to the Philippines | 1950 | 1955 | 4–5 years | [2] |
2 | Mick Shann | 1955 | 1957 | 1–2 years | ||
3 | Mick Shann | Ambassador of Australia to the Philippines | 1957 | 1959 | 1–2 years | |
4 | Alfred Stirling | 1959 | 1963 | 3–4 years | ||
5 | Bill Cutts | 1963 | 1966 | 2–3 years | ||
6 | Francis Hamilton Stuart | 1966 | 1970 | 3–4 years | ||
7 | James Ingram | 1970 | 1973 | 2–3 years | ||
8 | Peter Henderson | 1973 | 1975 | 1–2 years | ||
9 | Gerry Nutter | 1975 | 1978 | 2–3 years | ||
10 | Richard Woolcott | 1978 | 1982 | 3–4 years | ||
11 | Roy Fernandez | 1982 | 1986 | 3–4 years | ||
12 | John Holloway | 1986 | 1989 | 2–3 years | ||
13 | Mack Williams | 1989 | 1994 | 4–5 years | ||
14 | Richard Smith | 1994 | 1996 | 1–2 years | ||
15 | Miles Kupa | 1996 | 1999 | 2–3 years | [3] | |
16 | John Buckley | 1999 | 2002 | 2–3 years | [4] | |
17 | Ruth Pearce | 2002 | 2005 | 2–3 years | [5] | |
18 | Tony Hely | 2005 | 2008 | 2–3 years | [6] | |
19 | Rod Smith | 2008 | 2012 | 3–4 years | [7] | |
20 | Bill Tweddell | 2012 | 2016 | 3–4 years | [8] | |
21 | Amanda Gorely | 2016 | 2018 | 1–2 years | [9] | |
22 | Steven J. Robinson | January 2019 | 2022 | 2–3 years | [10][11] | |
23 | Hae Kyong Yu | 6 July 2022 | incumbent | 2 years, 173 days | [12] |
References
[edit]- ^ CA 6925: Australian Embassy, Philippines [Manila], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 18 April 2015
- ^ "Admiral Moore for Philippines". The Canberra Times. 20 May 1950. p. 4.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (28 October 1996). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (24 March 1999). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (29 January 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (28 January 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Smith, Stephen (22 January 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
- ^ Rudd, Kevin (7 November 2011). "Diplomatic appointment – Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015.
- ^ Bishop, Julie (4 December 2015). "Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016.
- ^ Payne, Marise (27 November 2018). "Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Wong, Penny (6 July 2022). "Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government.