List of high commissioners of Australia to Vanuatu explained

Post:	Australian High Commissioner to Vanuatu
Insignia:	Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Department:	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Incumbent:	Sarah de Zoeten
Residence:	Port Vila
Nominator:	Prime Minister of Australia
Style:	His Excellency
Appointer:	Governor General of Australia
Reports To:	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Inaugural:	Michael Ovington

The high commissioner of Australia to Vanuatu is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the High Commission of the Commonwealth of Australia in Vanuatu. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is currently held by Sarah de Zoeten since January 2020. There has been a resident Australian high commissioner in Vanuatu since July 1980 when the New Hebrides gained independence as a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations. Australia was the first country to establish a foreign mission in Port Vila, in 1978.^[1]

High commissioners

	Officeholder	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
				align=right	years
	Joan Norwood			align=right	years	^[2]
				align=right	years	^[3]
	Keith Baker			align=right	years
				align=right	years	^[4]
				align=right	years	^[5]
	Alan Edwards			align=right	years
	Perry Head			align=right	years	^[6]
	Stephen Waters			align=right	years	^[7]
	John Pilbeam			align=right	years	^[8]
				align=right	years	^[9]
	Jeff Roach			align=right	years	^[10]
	Jeremy Bruer			align=right	years	^[11]
	Jenny Da Rin			align=right	years	^[12]
	Sarah de Zoeten		incumbent	align=right		^[13] ^[14]

Notes and References

1. Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Vanuatu. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212032314/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1995/m126.html. 12 February 2014. 13 October 1995. Gareth. Evans. Gareth Evans (politician). Australian Government.
2. News: High Commissioner. 27 December 1982. The Canberra Times. 6.
3. News: Envoy to Vanuatu. The Canberra Times. 10 January 1985. 10.
4. News: Appointments. 27 February 1990. 5. The Canberra Times.
5. News: Aust appoints new High Commissioner to Vanuatu. 4. 20 September 1992. The Canberra Times.
6. Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Vanuatu. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212024744/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1998/fa117_98.html. 12 February 2014. 28 August 1998. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government.
7. Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Vanuatu. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212022326/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2001/fa111_01.html. 12 February 2014. 23 July 2001. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government.
8. Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Vanuatu. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212012832/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2004/fa181_04.html. 12 February 2014. 17 December 2004. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government.
9. Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Vanuatu. https://web.archive.org/web/20140313001433/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s170_08.html. 13 March 2014. 21 December 2008. Stephen. Smith. Stephen Smith (Australian politician). Australian Government.
10. Diplomatic Appointment – High Commissioner To Vanuatu. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226081743/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2010/kr_mr_101117.aspx?ministerid=2. 26 February 2015. 17 November 2010. Kevin. Rudd. Kevin Rudd. Australian Government.
11. High Commissioner to Vanuatu . https://web.archive.org/web/20140211202153/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2012/bc_mr_120824c.html. 11 February 2014. 24 August 2012. Bob. Carr. Bob Carr. Australian Government.
12. High Commissioner to Vanuatu. https://web.archive.org/web/20161129215102/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2016/jb_mr_161123.aspx. 29 November 2016. 23 November 2016. Julie. Bishop. Julie Bishop. Australian Government.
13. Web site: Burgess. Katie. 2019-12-17. Career diplomats clean up in end-of-year appointment spree. 2021-03-08. The Canberra Times. en-AU.
14. News: New Australian High Commissioner presents credentials . Vanuatu Daily Post . Massing, Adorina . 22 January 2020 . 21 December 2022 .