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'affaires	align=center	1962	align=center	1963	align=right	years
	Kevin Kelly	Ambassador of Australia to Argentina	align=center	1964	align=center	1967	align=right	years	^[1]
			align=center	1967	align=center	1970	align=right	years
	Harry Bullock		align=center	1970	align=center	1973	align=right	years
			align=center	1973	align=center	1976	align=right	years
	Harry Bullock		align=center	1976	align=center	1979	align=right	years
	Malcolm Dan		align=center	1980	align=center	1985	align=right	years	^[2] ^[3]
	Keith Douglas-Scott		align=center	1985	align=center	1989	align=right	years	^[4]
	Robert Robertson		align=center	1989	align=center	1992	align=right	years
	Richard Wyndham		align=center	1992	align=center	1996	align=right	years
	Warwick Weemaes		align=center	1996	align=center	1998	align=right	years
	Martine Letts		align=center	1998	align=center	2000	align=right	years	^[5]
			align=center	2000	align=center	2004	align=right	years	^[6]
	Peter Hussin		align=center	2004	align=center	2008	align=right	years	^[7]
	John Richardson		align=center	2008	align=center	2011	align=right	years	^[8]
			align=center	2011	align=center	2014	align=right	years	^[9]
	Noel Campbell		align=center	2014	align=center	2018	align=right	years	^[10]
	Brett Hackett		align=center		align=center	2023	align=right		^[11]

See also

• Argentina–Australia relations

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.