List of high commissioners of Australia to Bangladesh explained

Post:High Commissioner of Australia to Bangladesh
Insignia:Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Department:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Incumbent:Jeremy Bruer
Residence:Gulshan Thana
Seat:Dhaka
Nominator:Prime Minister of Australia
Style:His Excellency
Appointer:Governor General of Australia
Reports To:Minister for Foreign Affairs
Formation:30 April 1969 (Deputy High Commissioner)
13 March 1972 (Ambassador)
18 April 1972 (High Commissioner)
Inaugural:Jim Allen
Website:Australian High Commission, Bangladesh

The high commissioner of Australia to Bangladesh is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the High Commission of the Commonwealth of Australia to the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The high commission is located in Dhaka. The high commissioner has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is held, since January 2020, by Jeremy Bruer, a career diplomat.

Posting history

The first official Australian presence in Bangladesh dates back to April 1969, when a Deputy High Commission (reporting to the High Commission of Australia in Islamabad, West Pakistan) was opened in the city of Dacca, the capital of East Pakistan.[1] Career diplomat James Lawrence (Jim) Allen, was appointed as Deputy High Commissioner, operating from the Purbani Hotel in Motijheel Thana.[2] Allen had previously served as the secretary to Richard Casey during his term as Governor of Bengal (1944–1946).[3]

Australia was one of the first nations to officially recognise Bangladesh as an independent country on 31 January 1972, following the end of the Bangladesh Liberation War on 16 December 1971 and its status as East Pakistan.[4] On 13 March 1972, the former deputy high commissioner in Dacca (renamed Dhaka in 1982) and chargé d'affaires of the Australian mission since the establishment of diplomatic relations, Jim Allen, was appointed as Australia's first Ambassador to Bangladesh, which was quickly upgraded to the rank of high commissioner following Bangladesh's admission to the Commonwealth of Nations on 18 April 1972.[5] [6] Allen presented his letters of commission to the President of Bangladesh, Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, on 21 April 1972.[7] Allen assisted in the first Australian official visit to Bangladesh, with the goodwill visit of the Australian foreign minister, Nigel Bowen, from 28 to 29 May 1972.[8] On 26 January 1983, a new chancery for the High Commission was opened at 184 Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan, Dhaka.[9]

Heads of mission

Officeholder Title Residency Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
Jim AllenDeputy High CommissionerDacca, East Pakistanalign=right [10]
Chargé d'affairesDacca, Bangladeshalign=right
align=center rowspan=2 Ambassadoralign=right
High Commissioneralign=right
align=right [11]
Tim McDonaldalign=right [12]
align=right [13] [14]
Mack Williamsalign=right [15] [16] [17]
Ian Mitchell Dhaka, Bangladeshalign=right [18] [19] [20]
align=right [21]
Richard Gatealign=right [22] [23]
Kenneth Aspinallalign=right [24]
Charles Stuartalign=right [25]
Robert Flynnalign=right [26]
Lorraine Barkeralign=right [27]
Douglas Foskettalign=right [28]
align=right [29]
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Julia Niblettalign=right [31] [32]
Jeremy Bruerincumbent align-right [33] [34]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Relations with countries of Asia - Pakistan . Department of External Affairs Annual Report 1968/1969 . 25 September 1969 . Parliamentary Paper No. 127 . 15 . 29 October 2022 . Parliament of Australia . Trove.
  2. Appendix III Australian Representation Overseas At 30 June 1969 . Department of External Affairs Annual Report 1968/1969 . 25 September 1969 . Parliamentary Paper No. 127 . 99 . 29 October 2022 . Parliament of Australia . Trove.
  3. News: Bruer . Jeremy . 50 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Bangladesh . 29 October 2022 . . 31 January 2022.
  4. Bangladesh: The First Year - Relations with Australia . Australian Foreign Affairs Record . January 1973 . 44 . 1 . 23 . 29 October 2022. Department of Foreign Affairs.
  5. Appointment of Australian Ambassador to Bangladesh . Current Notes on International Affairs . March 1972 . 43 . 3 . 115 . 29 October 2022.
  6. Bangladesh Joins the Commonwealth . Current Notes on International Affairs . April 1972 . 43 . 4 . 158–159 . 29 October 2022 . Department of Foreign Affairs.
  7. Representation - Australian Representation Overseas . Current Notes on International Affairs . April 1972 . 43 . 4 . 183 . 29 October 2022. Department of Foreign Affairs.
  8. Foreign Minister's Overseas Visit . Current Notes on International Affairs . May 1972 . 43 . 5 . 245–247 . 29 October 2022 . Department of Foreign Affairs.
  9. Dhaka Chancery opened . Australian Foreign Affairs Record . January 1983 . 54 . 1 . 53 . 29 October 2022 . Department of Foreign Affairs.
  10. News: Diplomatic exchange: Countries name envoys. 15 March 1972. 3. Bruce. Juddery. Bruce Juddery. The Canberra Times.
  11. News: Appointments. The Canberra Times. 3. 14 December 1973.
  12. High Commissioner to Bangladesh . Australian Foreign Affairs Record . April 1976 . 47 . 4 . 221 . 29 October 2022 . Department of Foreign Affairs.
  13. Diplomatic Appointments . Australian Foreign Affairs Record . November 1977 . 48 . 11 . 598 . 29 October 2022 . Department of Foreign Affairs.
  14. Australian Representation Overseas . Australian Foreign Affairs Record . March 1978 . 49 . 3 . 156 . 29 October 2022 . Department of Foreign Affairs.
  15. News: Diplomatic posting. 10 January 1980. The Canberra Times. 3.
  16. Diplomatic Appointments . Australian Foreign Affairs Record . December 1979 . 51 . 1 . 679 . 29 October 2022 . Department of Foreign Affairs.
  17. Australian Representation Overseas . Australian Foreign Affairs Record . March 1980 . 51 . 3 . 80 . 29 October 2022 . Department of Foreign Affairs.
  18. News: Bangladesh posting. The Canberra Times. 3. 21 May 1982.
  19. Appointment of High Commissioner to Bangladesh . Australian Foreign Affairs Record . May 1982 . 53 . 5 . 325 . 29 October 2022 . Department of Foreign Affairs.
  20. Australian Representation Overseas . Australian Foreign Affairs Record . September 1982 . 53 . 9 . 580 . 29 October 2022 . Department of Foreign Affairs.
  21. High Commissioner to Bangladesh . Australian Foreign Affairs Record . September 1986 . 57 . 9 . 856 . 29 October 2022 . Department of Foreign Affairs.
  22. News: Diplomatic appointment. 14 September 1989. 2. The Canberra Times.
  23. News: Evans . Gareth . Diplomatic Appointment: Bangladesh . 29 October 2022 . Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government . 13 September 1989 . ParlInfo . Media Release.
  24. News: Evans . Gareth . Diplomatic Appointment: Bangladesh . 29 October 2022 . Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government . 16 August 1993 . ParlInfo . Media Release.
  25. Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Bangladesh. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212031946/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1996/fa73.html. 12 February 2014. 6 August 1996. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government.
  26. Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Bangladesh. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212024148/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1999/fa069_99.html. 12 February 2014. 21 June 1999. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government.
  27. Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Bangladesh. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212021042/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2002/fa091_02.html. 12 February 2014. 19 June 2002. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government.
  28. Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Bangladesh. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212011958/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2005/fa119_05.html. 12 February 2014. 20 September 2005. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government.
  29. Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Bangladesh. Stephen. Smith. Stephen Smith (Australian politician). 25 November 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20150406020610/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s171_08.html. 6 April 2015. Australian Government.
  30. Diplomatic appointment - High Commissioner to Bangladesh. 14 June 2012. Australian Government. Bob. Carr. Bob Carr. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403143850/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2012/bc_mr_120614.html. 3 April 2015.
  31. High Commissioner to Bangladesh. Julie. Bishop. Julie Bishop. 22 July 2016. Australian Government. 17 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817150346/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2016/jb_mr_160722.aspx.
  32. News: New Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Ms Julia Niblett. Scope Global. 1 August 2016. 17 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817150508/http://www.scopeglobal.com/new-australian-high-commissioner-to-bangladesh-ms-julia-niblett/.
  33. Payne . Marise . Marise Payne. High Commissioner to Bangladesh . 29 October 2022 . Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government . 16 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200320210209/https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/marise-payne/media-release/high-commissioner-bangladesh . 20 March 2020 . Media Release.
  34. News: Australian high commissioner presents credentials to president . Dhaka Tribune . 20 February 2020 . 16 December 2022 . Bangladesh . en .

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