List of ambassadors of Australia to Egypt explained

Post:Ambassador of Australia to Egypt
Insignia:Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Department:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Reports To:Minister for Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:Glenn Miles
Incumbentsince:November 2018
Residence:Cairo
Nominator:Prime Minister of Australia
Style:His Excellency
Appointer:Governor-General of Australia
Formation:1950
Inaugural:Claude Massey
(as Minister to Egypt)
Website:Australian Embassy Egypt

The Ambassador of Australia to Egypt 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 Arab Republic of Egypt. The current ambassador, since November 2018, is Glenn Miles, who resides in Cairo. The Ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation as Ambassador to Eritrea, Syria and Sudan.

History

The first official Australian representative in Egypt was Cyril E. Hughes, who was appointed as trade commissioner in Cairo by the Lyons government in 1936 as part of its expansion of the trade commissioner scheme. He was also given responsibility for Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, the Sudan, Syria and Turkey. Hughes performed a quasi-diplomatic role, sending briefings to the Department of External Affairs on Middle Eastern politics. His successor James Payne remained in the post throughout World War II.[1]

Australia opened its first embassy in the Arab world in Cairo, in 1950.[2] There existed an embassy in Damascus, Syria from 1977 to 1999. Prior to 1977, accreditation for Syria was held by the embassies in Beirut, Lebanon (1973–1976) and Baghdad, Iraq (1976–1977). In 1991, with its independence, accreditation for Eritrea was held by the High Commission in Nairobi, until it was transferred to the embassy in Cairo in 2006.

After the Australian Government closed its post in Syrian embassy in 1999, the Ambassador to Egypt was named responsible for representing Australian interests in Syria.

List of heads of mission

Ordinal Officeholder Title Other offices Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
Minister to Egyptalign=right years[3] [4]
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Post withdrawn 9 September 1956
Minister to Cairo[7]
Ambassador to the United Arab Republic
align=right [8]
L. J. Lawrey align=right [9]
years [10]
Ambassador of Australia to Egypt
Keith Douglas Scott align=right [11]
Robin Ashwin align=right years[12]
align=right years[13]
Frank Murray align=right years[14]
Kenneth Rodgers align=right years[15]
Ian Hutcheonsalign=right years[16]
John Crighton align=right years
Colin McDonaldalign=right years
Michael Smith align=right years
align=right years[17]
Robert Newton align=right years[18]
Bob Bowker align=right years[19]
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Ralph King align=right years[20]
Neil Hawkins align=right years[21]
Glenn Miles incumbent align=right [22] [23]

Notes

Also non-resident Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic, since 1999.

Also non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of the Sudan, since 1999.

Also non-resident Ambassador to the State of Eritrea, since 2006.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Schedvin, Boris. Emissaries of Trade: A History of the Australian Trade Commissioner Service. 2008. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 978 1 921244 57 5. 63-64.
  2. The 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Australia-Egypt Diplomatic Relations. https://web.archive.org/web/20150311084958/http://foreignminister.gov.au/speeches/Pages/2010/kr_sp_101211.aspx?ministerid=2. 11 March 2015. 10 December 2010. Kevin. Rudd. Kevin Rudd. Cairo, Egypt.
  3. News: Two Middle East Ministers. 29 October 1949. 2. . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Mr. Massey on way to Egypt. 9 March 1950. The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: Minister to Egypt. 16 February 1953. 10. Illawarra Daily Mercury.
  6. News: Cutler V.C. for Egypt. 16 June 1955. 16. The Central Queensland Herald. Rockhampton, Queensland.
  7. quinn-john-paul-11472 . Quinn, John Paul (1919–1961) . 2002 . 16 . Mike. Fogarty . 24 October 2022 .
  8. News: New Ambassador. 4 November 1961. 29. The Canberra Times.
  9. News: Lawrey new ambassador to UAR. The Canberra Times. 9. 25 March 1966.
  10. News: Ambassador appointed. 19 December 1968. The Canberra Times. 3.
  11. News: Foreign Affairs changes. 12 June 1972. 8. The Canberra Times.
  12. News: Ambassador. 30 November 1974. 3. The Canberra Times.
  13. News: Ambassador. 8 August 1978. 3. The Canberra Times.
  14. News: Two ambassadors appointed. 27 May 1981. 3. The Canberra Times.
  15. News: Ambassador to Egypt named. The Canberra Times. 3. 5 July 1984.
  16. News: Diplomatic postings announced. The Canberra Times. 3. 8 June 1987.
  17. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Egypt. Australian Government. 2 February 1998. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212025436/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1998/fa009_98.html. 12 February 2014.
  18. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Egypt. Australian Government. 27 September 2001. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212022033/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2001/fa149_01.html. 12 February 2014.
  19. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Egypt. Australian Government. 15 October 2004. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212013047/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2004/fa142_04.html. 12 February 2014.
  20. Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Egypt. https://web.archive.org/web/20150311081148/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2011/kr_mr_111213.aspx?ministerid=2. 11 March 2015. Kevin. Rudd. Kevin Rudd. Australian Government. 13 December 2011.
  21. Ambassador to Egypt. https://web.archive.org/web/20150311081325/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2015/jb_mr_150306.aspx. 11 March 2015. Julie. Bishop. Julie Bishop. Australian Government. 6 March 2015.
  22. Web site: 2018-08-30. Ambassador to Egypt. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210119020545/https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/marise-payne/media-release/ambassador-egypt. 2021-01-19. 2021-03-07. Minister for Foreign Affairs.
  23. Web site: Payne, Marise . Marise Payne . Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry . . . 2019 . 25 October 2022 .

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