Ambassador of Australia to the Association of South East Asian Nations explained

Post:Ambassador of Australia to the Association of South East Asian Nations
Insignia:Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Department:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Reports To:Minister for Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:Will Nankervis
Residence:Jakarta, Indonesia
Nominator:Prime Minister of Australia
Style:His Excellency
Appointer:Governor General of Australia
Formation:5 September 2008
Inaugural:Gillian Bird
Website:Australian Mission to ASEAN

The ambassador of Australia to the Association of South East Asian Nations is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the delegation of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta, Indonesia. Australia has been in involved with ASEAN since 1974, when it became the first Dialogue Partner to ASEAN, with involvement in the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum.[1]

The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and the present representative is the third resident ambassador to ASEAN based in the Embassy of Australia, Jakarta. However the position has existed since September 2008 when an ambassador resident in Canberra was appointed by Foreign Minister Stephen Smith: "The decision to appoint an Ambassador to ASEAN underscores the importance Australia attaches to ASEAN and our desire to extend Australia's engagement and cooperation with ASEAN and its member nations." The ability for Dialogue partners to appoint Ambassadors to ASEAN only became possible after the completion of the new ASEAN Charter, which was signed in November 2007 and became effective in December 2008.[2]

List of ambassadors

Ordinal Officeholder Residency Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
Canberra, Australiaalign=center align=center align=right [3]
Jakarta, Indonesiaalign=center align=center align=right [4] [5]
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wood. Sally Percival. The Australia-ASEAN partnership at 40: past dilemmas and future prospects. The Conversation. 18 May 2015. 12 September 2014.
  2. Smith, Stephen . Stephen Smith (Australian politician) . Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to ASEAN. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . Australian Government . 18 May 2015 . 24 July 2008.
  3. Smith, Stephen . Stephen Smith (Australian politician) . Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to ASEAN. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . Australian Government . 18 May 2015 . 5 September 2008.
  4. News: Australia to forge closer relationship with ASEAN . 1 July 2014 . . 2 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095257/http://www.asean.org/news/asean-secretariat-news/item/australia-to-forge-closer-relationship-with-asean?category_id=27 . 18 May 2015 . . dead .
  5. Bishop, Julie . Julie Bishop . First resident ASEAN Ambassador . 30 June 2014 . Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . . 18 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150310121244/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2013/jb_mr_130918a.aspx . 10 March 2015 . dead .
  6. Bishop. Julie. Ambassador to ASEAN. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . . 31 May 2017 . 2 August 2016.
  7. Web site: Ambassador to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) . Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . . 4 March 2021.
  8. Payne. Marise. Marise Payne. Ambassador to ASEAN. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . . 4 October 2020. 4 March 2021.

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