List of ambassadors of Australia to Vietnam explained

Post:Ambassador of Australia to Vietnam
Insignia:Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Department:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Incumbent:Andrew Goledzinowski
Incumbentsince:30 September 2022
Residence:Hanoi
Nominator:Prime Minister of Australia
Style:His Excellency
Appointer:Governor General of Australia
Reports To:Minister for Foreign Affairs
Formation:23 March 1952
Inaugural:John Rowland
Website:Australian Embassy, Vietnam

The ambassador of Australia to Vietnam 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 Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and has resided exclusively in Hanoi since 1975. The current ambassador, since September 2022, is Andrew Goledzinowski.

The ambassador's work has been assisted since 1994 by a Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City.

Posting history

In 1949, the three constituent states of French Indochina, the State of Vietnam and the protectorates of Cambodia and Laos were granted the status of an associated state within the French Union, with gradual limited independence from 1950 including in foreign affairs. On 12 January 1952, the Australian Minister for External Affairs, Richard Casey, announced the establishment of diplomatic relations between Australia and the Associated States of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, and that a legation would be established in Saigon.[1] [2] The legation opened on 23 March 1952, with John Rowland as charge d'affaires, and the first minister, John Quinn, took office from November 1952.[3] Quin presented his credentials to the Chief of State of Vietnam, Bảo Đại, on 29 December 1952, to the King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk, on 7 February 1953, and to the King of Laos, Sisavang Vong, on 2 April 1953.

On 20 January 1955, External Affairs Minister Casey announced that a separate Australian Legation to Cambodia would shortly be established in Phnom Penh, with the minister resident in Saigon continuing to be accredited to Cambodia.[4] The Cambodia office opened on 29 October 1955 with Harold David Anderson as charge d'affaires, and the Saigon-resident ministers would continue to represent Cambodia until 1957, when a separate minister was appointed. A separate legation office for Laos was established in Vientiane on 12 October 1959, and on 30 December 1960 Arthur Morris was appointed as the first separate minister to Laos.[5] On 21 August 1959, with the appointment of the first ambassador to Vietnam, Bill Forsyth, the Saigon legation was raised to the status of embassy. The Australian Embassy to the Republic of Vietnam, based from 1962 to 1975 in the Caravelle Hotel, was evacuated in the days before the Fall of Saigon.[6]

On 26 February 1973, Australia established diplomatic relations with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and opened its Embassy in Hanoi on 28 July 1973. David Wilson was appointed the first ambassador on 7 November 1973. On 22 August 1975, with the collapse of the government of the Republic of Vietnam on 30 April 1975, Australia established diplomatic relations with the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam, with ambassador Wilson in Hanoi holding non-resident accreditation to the provisional government from 8 August 1975. On 22 January 1976 Wilson presented his credentials in Saigon. On 2 July 1976, it was announced that North and South Vietnam had merged to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, with Hanoi as the capital, and the Australian Embassy continued its representation there. A Consulate-General opened in Ho Chi Minh City in November 1994 as part of an Australian Government expansion of trade-focused diplomatic posts.[7]

Heads of mission

Ministers to Vietnam

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
John Rowland (Charge d'Affaires)23 March 195212 November 1952[8] [9]
12 November 19521955
19551956[10]
Frederick Blakeney195721 August 1959[11]

Ambassadors to the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Bill Forsyth21 August 195915 December 1961[12]
15 December 19611 March 1964[13]
1 March 19647 July 1966[14]
Lew Border7 July 19669 August 1968[15] [16]
9 August 196829 December 1970[17]
Arthur Morris 29 December 197026 July 1973[18] [19]
26 July 197322 March 1974[20]
Geoffrey John Price22 March 197425 April 1975[21]
Republic replaced by Provisional Revolutionary Government
David Wilson (resident in Hanoi)8 August 19752 July 1976

Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Bruce Woodberry (Charge d'affaires)28 July 19732 October 1974[22]
Graeme Lewis (Charge d'affaires)2 October 197412 March 1975
David Wilson12 March 19752 July 1976

Ambassadors to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
David Wilson2 July 1976September 1976
John BrookSeptember 1976January 1979[23]
Philip KnightJanuary 1979April 1981[24]
John McCarthyApril 1981September 1983[25]
Richard BroinowskiSeptember 1983January 1986[26]
Ian LincolnJanuary 1986September 1988[27]
Graham AllibandSeptember 1988August 1991[28]
Michael PottsAugust 1991October 1994[29]
Susan BoydOctober 1994June 1998[30]
Michael MannJune 1998August 2002[31]
Joe ThwaitesAugust 200222 April 2005[32]
Bill Tweddell22 April 200530 July 2008[33]
Allaster Cox30 July 20085 May 2012[34]
Hugh Borrowman5 May 20124 May 2016[35] [36]
Craig Chittick4 May 201622 March 2019[37] [38]
Robyn Mudie22 March 201930 September 2022[39]
Andrew Goledzinowski30 September 2022Incumbent[40]

Consuls-General in Ho Chi Minh City

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Peter BaxterNovember 1994June 1997
Lisa FilipettoJune 1997August 2001[41]
Dr Stephen HenninghamAugust 2001August 2005[42]
Malcolm SkellyAugust 2005September 2008[43]
Graeme SwiftSeptember 200811 December 2011[44]
John James McAnulty11 December 201115 December 2015[45]
Karen Lanyon15 December 201530 October 2018[46]
Julianne Cowley30 October 201820 December 2021[47]
Sarah Hooper20 December 2021present[48]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Australian Legation in Saigon . . Victoria, Australia . 16 January 1952 . 11 March 2022 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: MINISTER FOR INDO-CHINA . . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 16 January 1952 . 11 March 2022 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: FIRST MINISTER TO INDO-CHINA . The Canberra Times . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 13 November 1952 . 11 March 2022 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: NEW MINISTER APPOINTED TO CAMBODIA . The Canberra Times . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 21 January 1955 . 11 March 2022 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: MINISTER FOR EAST . The Canberra Times . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 31 December 1960 . 11 March 2022 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Saigon embassy to reopen 'soon'. Bruce. Juddery. Bruce Juddery. 5 June 1975. The Canberra Times. ACT.
  7. News: Millett . Michael . PM to push human rights . The Sydney Morning Herald . 1 April 1994 . 5.
  8. News: Vietnam to send Minister. 17 November 1952. 3. Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate.
  9. News: Australian Minister to Indo-China. 13 November 1952. 6. Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate.
  10. News: Diplomat for Vietnam post. 2 December 1954. 1. The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria.
  11. News: Mr Blakeney will be Minister to Cambodia. 23 November 1956. 11. The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria.
  12. Chad Mitcham, ‘Forsyth, William Douglass (Bill)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/forsyth-william-douglass-bill-27737, published online 2018; News: The Canberra Times. 2. 2 July 1959. Ambassador to Vietnam appointed. The Government has raised the Australian Legation in Vietnam to the status of an Embassy and has appointed Mr. W. D. Forsyth as Australia's first Ambassador in Saigon..
  13. News: The Canberra Times. 5. 1 November 1961. New envoy named for S. Vietnam.
  14. News: Ambassadors for two posts. The Canberra Times. 16 December 1963. 1.
  15. News: Australia appoints new man in Saigon. 8 June 1966. 1. The Canberra Times.
  16. News: The Canberra Times. 1 July 1968. 9. Ambassador leaves.
  17. News: New envoy appointed. 6 June 1968. 5. The Canberra Times.
  18. News: New envoy to go to Vietnam. 13 November 1970. 3. The Canberra Times.
  19. News: Enovy change. 1 May 1973. The Canberra Times. ACT. 3.
  20. News: FA's new head foreshadows a few changes . The Canberra Times . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 4 January 1974 . 11 March 2022 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  21. Mitcham, Chad J., ‘Price, Geoffrey John (1930-1999’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/price-geoffrey-john-32557, published online 2023; News: Ambassador appointed. 18 December 1973. ACT. The Canberra Times.
  22. News: Australia to have man in Hanoi soon. 12 July 1973. 1. The Canberra Times.
  23. News: New envoy to Vietnam named. 5 August 1976. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2.
  24. News: In Brief: Ambassador. 3. The Canberra Times. 21 July 1978.
  25. News: Hanoi post filled. The Canberra Times. 18 March 1981. 3.
  26. News: New Ambassador to Vietnam appointed. 2 June 1983. 3. The Canberra Times.
  27. News: Ambassador named. The Canberra Times. 11. 7 December 1985.
  28. News: In brief: New diplomatic appointments. The Canberra Times. 3. 6 June 1988.
  29. Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to PNG. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212020534/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2002/fa142_02.html. 12 February 2014. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government.
  30. News: Ambassador Boyd. The Canberra Times. 30 June 1994. 5.
  31. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Vietnam. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212025144/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1998/fa048_98.html. 12 February 2014. 23 April 1998. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government.
  32. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Vietnam. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212021644/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2002/fa010_02.html. 12 February 2014. 25 January 2002. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government.
  33. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Vietnam . https://web.archive.org/web/20140212012421/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2005/fa050_05.htm. 12 February 2014. 22 April 2005. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government.
  34. Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Vietnam. 30 July 2008. Australian Government. Stephen. Smith. Stephen Smith (Australian politician). https://web.archive.org/web/20140315002826/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s121_08.html. 15 March 2014.
  35. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Vietnam. Bob. Carr. Bob Carr. 5 May 2012. Australian Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20140211203537/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2012/bc_mr_120505.html. 11 February 2014.
  36. News: Borrowman an ambassador. https://web.archive.org/web/20120510171257/http://www.smh.com.au/national/borrowman-an-ambassador-20120505-1y649.html. Fairfax Media. The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 May 2012. 10 May 2012. Stephanie. Peatling.
  37. Ambassador to Vietnam. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505225939/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2016/jb_mr_160504b.aspx. Australian Government. 5 May 2016. Julie. Bishop. Julie Bishop. 4 May 2016.
  38. News: Former resident takes on top posting. 9 May 2016. Nambucca Guardian. Fairfax Media. 10 May 2016.
  39. Ambassador to Vietnam. https://web.archive.org/web/20220321115652/https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/marise-payne/media-release/ambassador-vietnam. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government. 21 March 2022. Payne. Marise. 22 March 2022. 6 October 2022.
  40. Ambassador to Vietnam. https://web.archive.org/web/20220930070822/https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/media-release/ambassador-vietnam. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government. 30 September 2022. Penny. Wong. Penny Wong. 30 September 2022. 6 October 2022.
  41. Diplomatic Appointment: Consul-General to Ho Chi Minh City. 16 May 1997. Alexander. Downer. Australian Government. 9 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180309182856/https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1997/fa40_97.html. 9 March 2018. dead.
  42. Diplomatic Appointment: Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City. 8 February 2001. Alexander. Downer. Australian Government. 9 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180309182915/https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2001/fa013_01.html. 9 March 2018. dead.
  43. Diplomatic Appointment: Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City. 22 June 2005. Alexander. Downer. Australian Government. 9 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180309182917/https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2005/fa079_05.html. 9 March 2018. dead.
  44. Diplomatic Appointment - Consul-General, Ho Chi Minh City. 30 May 2008. Australian Government. Stephen. Smith. Stephen Smith (Australian politician). 9 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180309182954/https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s085_08.html. 9 March 2018. dead.
  45. Diplomatic Appointment - Consul-General, Ho Chi Minh City. 11 December 2011. Australian Government. Kevin. Rudd. Kevin Rudd. 9 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180309182954/https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s085_08.html. 9 March 2018. dead.
  46. Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City. Australian Government. Julie. Bishop. 15 December 2015. 9 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180402232231/https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2015/jb_mr_151215.aspx?w=tb1CaGpkPX%2FlS0K%2Bg9ZKEg%3D%3D. 2 April 2018. dead.
  47. Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City. Australian Government. Marise. Payne. 30 October 2018. 11 March 2022.
  48. Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City. Australian Government. Marise. Payne. 20 December 2021. 11 March 2022.

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