Australian High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands explained

Post:High Commissioner of Australia to the Solomon Islands
Insignia:Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Department:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Reports To:Minister for Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:Lachlan Strahan
Seat:Honiara
Nominator:Prime Minister of Australia
Style:His Excellency
Appointer:Governor General of Australia
Formation:1982
Inaugural:Trevor Harvey Boyd Sofield
Website:Australian High Commission, Honiara

The high commissioner of Australia to the Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based with the High Commission on the corner of Hibiscus Avenue and Mud Alley, Honiara.

The high commissioner since January 2023 has been Rod Hilton, whose appointment was announced in November 2022.[1] The Solomon Islands and Australia have had diplomatic relations since 1982, following the independence of Solomon Islands on 7 July 1978.

List of high commissioners

Officeholder Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
Trevor Harvey Boyd Sofieldalign=right years
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John Stareyalign=right years
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Robert Kenneth Flynnalign=right
James Batleyalign=right [2]
Martin Sharpalign=right [3]
Robert Davisalign=right [4]
Patrick Colealign=right [5]
Peter Hootonalign=right [6]
Frank Ingruberalign=right [7]
Matt Andersonalign=right [8]
Andrew Byrnealign=right [9]
Roderick Brazieralign=right years[10]
Lachlan Strahanalign=right [11] [12] [13]
Rod Hiltonincumbent[14] [15]

Notes

On 12 September 2006 the Australian High Commissioner was declared persona non grata by the Solomon Islands Government alleging that he was "talking too much to the opposition," and had been expressing his opposition to a government-appointed commission of inquiry into recent civil unrest.[16]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: High Commissioner to Solomon Islands . Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator the Hon Penny Wong . 27 March 2023.
  2. Diplomatic appointment: High Commissioner to Solomon Islands. Australian Government. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124010/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1997/fa30_97.html. 28 April 1997.
  3. Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Solomon Islands. Australian Government. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123922/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1999/fa076_99.html. 4 March 2016. 7 July 1999.
  4. Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands. Australian Government. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. 31 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151231031828/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2001/fa087_01.html. 22 June 2001.
  5. Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Solomon Islands. Australian Government . Downer, Alexander . Alexander Downer . 9 May 2015. 29 October 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082741/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2003/fa134_03.html. 18 May 2015. dead.
  6. Diplomatic Appointment – High Commissioner to Solomon Islands. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063137/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2007/fa005_07.html. Australian Government. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. 12 January 2007.
  7. News: New Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands. 9 May 2015. Solomon Times Online. 13 May 2009.
  8. Diplomatic appointment - High Commissioner to Solomon Islands. Kevin. Rudd. Kevin Rudd. Australian Government. 29 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130529135511/http://www.solomonislands.embassy.gov.au/honi/NewHOM.html. 26 March 2011.
  9. High Commissioner to Solomon Islands. Julie. Bishop. Julie Bishop. Australian Government. 28 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160528053607/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2013/jb_mr_131109.aspx?ministerid=4. 9 November 2013.
  10. High Commissioner to Solomon Islands. Julie. Bishop. Julie Bishop . Australian Government. 12 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161112010623/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2016/jb_mr_161108.aspx. 8 November 2016.
  11. Web site: Lachlan Strahan . linkedin.com . 27 April 2022.
  12. Web site: High Commissioner to Solomon Islands: Dr Lachlan Strahan . Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . 27 April 2022.
  13. Web site: Eddie . Lachlan . Dr Strahan completes tenure . Solomon Star . Solomon Star . 27 March 2023.
  14. Web site: Media Release . High Commissioner to Solomon Islands . Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator the Hon Penny Wong . 27 March 2023.
  15. Web site: MFAET PRESS RELEASE . New Australian High Commissioner pays visit to Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade. . Solomon Islands Government . Solomon Islands Government Portal..
  16. News: Australia not to accept high commissioner's expulsion from Solomons: PM. 9 May 2015. People's Daily Online. 13 September 2006.

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