List of ambassadors of Australia to Thailand explained

Post:	Ambassador of Australia to Thailand
Insignia:	Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Department:	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Reports To:	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:	Angela Macdonald
Incumbentsince:	6 July 2022
Residence:	Bangkok
Nominator:	Prime Minister of Australia
Style:	Her Excellency
Appointer:	Governor General of Australia
Formation:	1952
Inaugural:	Bertram Ballard
Website:	Australian Embassy, Thailand

The Ambassador of Australia to Thailand 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 Kingdom of Thailand. The ambassador resides in Bangkok. The current ambassador, since July 2022, is Angela Macdonald. A consulate-general in Phuket has assisted the work of the embassy since 14 June 2016.^[1]

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors

Ordinal	Officeholder	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
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	D. C. Goss			align=right	years
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	Cavan Hogue			align=right	years	^[8]
	William Fisher			align=right	years	^[9]
	Miles Kupa			align=right	years	^[10]
	Bill Paterson			align=right	years	^[11]
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	James Wise			align=right	years	^[13]
	Paul Robilliard			align=right		^[14] ^[15]
	Allan McKinnon			align=right		^[16] ^[17]
	Angela Macdonald		incumbent	align=right		^[18]

Consuls-General in Phuket

Ordinal	Officeholder	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
	Craig Ferguson			align=right	years	^[19]
	Matthew Barclay		incumbent	align=right	years	^[20]

See also

• Australia–Thailand relations
• Foreign relations of Australia
• Foreign relations of Thailand

External links

• Australian Embassy, Thailand

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bishop. Julie. New Consulate-General in Phuket. Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 31 May 2017. Media release. 13 June 2016.
2. News: Minister to Thailand Appointed. 5 April 1952. The West Australian. WA. 9.
3. News: Ambassador to Thailand. 21 March 1957. The Canberra Times. 2.
4. Chad Mitcham, ‘Malcolm Richard Booker (1915-1998), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/booker-malcolm-richard-31923, published online 2022
5. News: New envoy to Thailand. The Canberra Times. 3. 4 June 1968.
6. News: Thailand post filled. The Canberra Times. 11. 4 September 1969.
7. News: Ambassador to Thailand named. The Canberra Times. 22 May 1985. 3.
8. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212031127/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1997/fa102_97.html. 12 February 2014. 20 August 1997. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government.
9. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government. 20 August 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/20150222050859/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1997/fa102_97.html. 22 February 2015.
10. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government. 22 September 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212023141/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2000/fa107a_2000.html. 12 February 2014.
11. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212013103/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2004/fa139_04.html. 12 February 2014. live. Alexander. Downer. Australian Government. Alexander Downer. 13 October 2004.
12. Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Thailand. Australian Government. Stephen. Smith. Stephen Smith (Australian politician) . https://web.archive.org/web/20140315003104/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s096_08.html . 15 March 2014. 16 June 2008.
13. Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Thailand. https://web.archive.org/web/20140305004310/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2010/fa-s100818.html. 18 August 2010. 5 March 2014. Australian Government. Stephen. Smith. Stephen Smith (Australian politician).
14. Ambassador to Thailand. Australian Government. Julie. Bishop. Julie Bishop. 24 August 2014.
15. News: Thailand the latest country without US ambassador. https://web.archive.org/web/20150222015457/http://www.smh.com.au/world/thailand-the-latest-country-without-us-ambassador-20141008-113gf1.html. live. 22 February 2015. Lindsay. Murdoch. 9 October 2014. The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media.
16. Payne, Marise . Marise Payne . Ambassador to Thailand. Australian Government . 31 October 2018 .
17. Web site: Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209) . Payne, Marise . Marise Payne . . . 2019 . 15 November 2022 .
18. Wong . Penny . Penny Wong . Ambassador to Thailand . Australian Government . 6 July 2022 .
19. Web site: Bishop. Julie. Consul-General in Phuket. Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 31 May 2017. Media release. 3 August 2016.
20. Web site: Payne. Marise. Consul-General in Phuket. Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 20 January 2020. Media release. 28 August 2019.