Ambassador of Australia for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation explained

Post:	Ambassador of Australia for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Insignia:	Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Incumbent:	Helen Stylianou
Incumbentsince:	25 June 2021
Nominator:	Prime Minister of Australia
Style:	Her Excellency
Appointer:	Governor General of Australia
Formation:	March 1996
Inaugural:	Peter Grey
Website:	Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), DFAT

The ambassador of Australia for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 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 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), based with its secretariat in Singapore. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and has been sent since March 1996, when Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade Tim Fischer appointed Peter Grey as the first ambassador, although APEC has existed since 1989.^[1]

List of ambassadors

Ordinal	Officeholder	Image	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
	Peter Grey		align=center		align=center		align=right		^[2]
			align=center		align=center		align=right		^[3]
			align=center		align=center		align=right		^[4]
			align=center		align=center		align=right		^[5]
	Doug Chester		align=center		align=center		align=right		^[6]
	David Spencer		align=center		align=center		align=right		^[7]
			align=center		align=center		align=right		^[8]
	David Spencer		align=center		align=center		align=right
			align=center		align=center		align=right		^[9]
			align=center		align=center		align=right		^[10]
			align=center		align=center		align=right		^[11]
	Helen Stylianou		align=center		align=center	incumbent	align=right		^[12]

External links

• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), DFAT

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fischer. Tim. 1996 FEDERAL BUDGET - TRADE POLICY: A PROGRESS REPORT. Australia Government. 3 June 2015.
2. Web site: Emerson. Craig. New CEO for Austrade. Australian Government. 3 June 2015. Press Release. 30 November 2012.
3. Fischer, Tim. Downer, Alexander. APPOINTMENT OF APEC AMBASSADOR. 4 June 2015. 8 April 1998.
4. Vaile, Mark. Downer, Alexander. Appointment of APEC Ambassador. Australian Government. 4 June 2015 . 25 May 2000.
5. Downer, Alexander. Appointment of APEC Ambassador. Australian Government. 4 June 2015. 20 December 2002.
6. Downer, Alexander. Appointment of APEC Ambassador. Australian Government. 4 June 2015. 19 January 2005.
7. Downer, Alexander. Vaile, Mark. Appointment of APEC Ambassador. Australian Government. 3 June 2015. 19 December 2005.
8. Crean, Simon. Smith, Stephen. Appointment of APEC Ambassador. Australian Government. 3 June 2015. 13 July 2009.
9. Bishop, Julie. Robb, Andrew. APEC Ambassador. Australian Government. 3 June 2015. 20 September 2013.
10. Bishop, Julie. Robb, Andrew. APEC Ambassador. Australian Government. 3 June 2015. 5 August 2015.
11. Bishop, Julie. Ciobo, Steven. Ambassador for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Australian Government . 31 May 2017 . 22 March 2017.
12. Payne. Marise. Marise Payne. Ambassador for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government . 25 June 2021. 30 March 2022.