List of ambassadors of Australia to South Korea explained

Post:	Ambassador of Australia to the Republic of Korea
Insignia:	Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Department:	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Reports To:	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:	Catherine Raper
Nominator:	Prime Minister of Australia
Style:	Her Excellency
Appointer:	Governor General of Australia
Formation:	5 June 1962
Inaugural:	John Petherbridge
Website:	Australian Embassy, Republic of Korea

The ambassador of Australia to the Republic of Korea 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 Republic of Korea (South Korea). The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and holds non-resident accreditation with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).

The current ambassador, since February 2021, is Catherine Raper. The Republic of Korea and Australia have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1961. In June 1962, Australia opened an embassy in Seoul, and after establishing diplomatic relations with North Korea in 1974, Australia opened an embassy in Pyongyang in April 1975. The embassy closed in November 1975 and relations weren't resumed until May 2000, and the embassy in Seoul has been accredited to North Korea since August 2008, the same time accreditation with Mongolia was transferred from the Embassy in Beijing.^{[1] [2]} The Australian Government established an embassy and appointed a resident ambassador to Mongolia in 2015.^[3]

List of heads of mission

Ordinal	Officeholder	Title	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
(n/a)		Chargé d'Affaires			align=right
(n/a)	Geoffrey Brady				align=right
	Roy Albert Peachey	Ambassador of Australia to the Republic of Korea			align=right
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	John Roger Holdich				align=right
	Donald Jame Horne				align=right
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	Lance Louis Ettelson Joseph				align=right
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	Darren Gribble				align=right
	Mack Williams				align=right
	Anthony Hely				align=right		^[4]
	Colin Heseltine				align=right		^[5]
	Peter Brock Rowe				align=right		^[6]
	Sam Gerovich				align=right		^[7]
					align=right		^[8] ^[9]
	James Choi				align=right		^[10] ^[11] ^[12]
				incumbent	align=right		^[13] ^[14] ^[15]

See also

• Australia–South Korea relations
• Foreign relations of Australia

External links

• Australian Embassy, Republic of Korea

Notes and References

1. Web site: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 10 May 2015.
2. Web site: Mongolia country brief. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 10 May 2015.
3. New Embassy and appointment of Ambassador to Mongolia . https://web.archive.org/web/20160110024727/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2015/jb_mr_151222b.aspx?w=tb1CaGpkPX%2FlS0K%2Bg9ZKEg%3D%3D . 10 January 2016 . Julie . Bishop . Julie Bishop . 22 December 2015 . Australian Government . dead .
4. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. Australian Government. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. 3 December 1997. 12 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212030814/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1997/fa148_97.html.
5. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. Australian Government. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. 19 March 2001. 12 February 2014. https://archive.today/20140212022720/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2001/fa032_01b.html.
6. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. Australian Government. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. 18 October 2005. 12 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212011915/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2005/fa130_05.html.
7. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. https://web.archive.org/web/20150406020631/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s168_08.html. Stephen. Smith. Stephen Smith (Australian politician). 18 November 2008. Australian Government. 6 April 2015.
8. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. 17 June 2016. 15 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617035331/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2013/bc_mr_130315.html. Australian Government. Bob. Carr. Bob Carr.
9. Web site: Ambassador to Korea (Republic of) - Mr Bill Paterson PSM . Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . 10 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150709103723/http://dfat.gov.au/about-us/our-people/homs/pages/ambassador-to-korea-republic-of.aspx . 9 July 2015 .
10. Ambassador to Korea. 9 November 2016. Australian Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20161112005051/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2016/jb_mr_161109.aspx. 12 November 2016. Julie. Bishop. Julie Bishop.
11. News: Mr James Choi as Australia's next Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. SBS. 10 November 2016.
12. News: Korean-born Aussie named new Australian ambassador to Seoul. Kang. Seung-woo. 11 November 2016. The Korea Times.
13. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. 16 December 2020. Minister for Foreign Affairs.
14. Web site: Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 25 March 2021 .
15. News: Australia's envoy in Seoul . . Korea . 17 February 2021 . 12 December 2022 .