List of ambassadors of Australia to Argentina explained

Post:Ambassador of Australia to Argentina
Insignia:Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Department:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Reports To:Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence:Buenos Aires
Nominator:Prime Minister of Australia
Style:His Excellency
Appointer:Governor-General of Australia
Formation:1964
Inaugural:Kevin Kelly

The Ambassador of Australia to Argentina 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 Argentine Republic. The ambassador since October 2018 is Brett Hackett, who resides in Buenos Aires.

List of heads of mission

Ordinal Officeholder Title Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
(n/a) Harry Bullock Chargé d'affairesalign=center 1962align=center 1963align=right years
Kevin KellyAmbassador of Australia to Argentinaalign=center 1964align=center 1967align=right years[1]
align=center 1967align=center 1970align=right years
Harry Bullock align=center 1970align=center 1973align=right years
align=center 1973align=center 1976align=right years
Harry Bullock align=center 1976align=center 1979align=right years
Malcolm Dan align=center 1980align=center 1985align=right years[2] [3]
Keith Douglas-Scott align=center 1985align=center 1989align=right years[4]
Robert Robertson align=center 1989align=center 1992align=right years
Richard Wyndham align=center 1992align=center 1996align=right years
Warwick Weemaes align=center 1996align=center 1998align=right years
Martine Letts align=center 1998align=center 2000align=right years[5]
align=center 2000align=center 2004align=right years[6]
Peter Hussin align=center 2004align=center 2008align=right years[7]
John Richardson align=center 2008align=center 2011align=right years[8]
align=center 2011align=center 2014align=right years[9]
Noel Campbell align=center 2014align=center 2018align=right years[10]
Brett Hackett align=center align=center 2023align=right [11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Ambassador to Argentina named. Mr. K. T. Kelly has been appointed as Australia’s first Ambassador to Argentina. The Canberra Times. 10. 25 July 1963.
  2. News: Ambassador. The Canberra Times. 3. 12 October 1979.
  3. News: Australian envoy to Argentina recalled. 7 April 1982. 1. The Canberra Times.
  4. News: Diplomatic appointments. 25 March 1985. The Canberra Times. 3.
  5. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Argentine Republic . Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212030707/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1997/fa162_97.html. 12 February 2014. 23 December 1997. Australian Government.
  6. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Argentina . Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212023313/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2000/fa081_2000.html. 12 February 2014. 18 July 2000. Australian Government.
  7. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Argentina . Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212013530/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2004/fa082_04.html. 12 February 2014. 15 June 2004. Australian Government.
  8. Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Argentina . Stephen. Smith. Stephen Smith (Australian politician). https://web.archive.org/web/20140211225427/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s095_08.html. 11 February 2014. 16 June 2008. Australian Government.
  9. Diplomatic Appointment — Ambassador to Argentina. Craig. Emerson. Craig Emerson. https://web.archive.org/web/20150227034319/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2011/kr_mr_110913a.aspx?ministerid=2. 27 February 2015. 13 September 2011. Australian Government.
  10. Ambassador to Argentina. Julie. Bishop. Julie Bishop. https://web.archive.org/web/20150312005615/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2014/jb_mr_141112.aspx. 12 March 2015. Australian Government. 12 November 2014.
  11. Web site: 2018-10-22. Ambassador to Argentina. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202054507/https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/marise-payne/media-release/ambassador-argentina. 2020-12-02. 2021-03-07.