List of ambassadors of Australia to Algeria explained

Post:	Ambassador of Australia to Algeria
Insignia:	Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Department:	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Reports To:	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence:	Paris, France
Nominator:	Prime Minister of Australia
Style:	His Excellency
Appointer:	Governor General of Australia
Formation:	1975
Inaugural:	Bruce Woodberry

The ambassador of Australia to Algeria 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 People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. Currently the Australian ambassador to France is responsible for representing Australian interests in Algeria, resident in Paris, France. The current non-resident ambassador, since November 2020, is Gillian Bird .

List of heads of mission

Ordinal	Officeholder	Title	Residency	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
–	Bruce Woodberry	Chargé d'affaires	Algiers, Algeria			years
	John Anthony Piper	Ambassador of Australia to Algeria				years	^[1]
	John Brook					years
	Michael McKeown					years	^[2]
	C.G. O'Hanlon					years
	J. N. Skinner					years
	M. P. F. Smith					years
	Clive Jones		Paris, France			years
	Alan Brown					years
						years
			Cairo, Egypt			years	^[3]
		Ambassador of Australia to Algeria	Paris, France				^[4] ^[5]
							^[6] ^[7]
					incumbent		^[8] ^[9]

Notes and References

1. News: 3. 19 February 1976. Ambassador. The Canberra Times. .
2. News: Diplomatic postings. 7. The Canberra Times. 1 August 1980.
3. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Egypt. Australian Government. 2 February 1998. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212025436/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1998/fa009_98.html. 12 February 2014.
4. Ambassador to France. https://web.archive.org/web/20140802100824/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2014/jb_mr_140331b.aspx?ministerid=4. 2 August 2014. 31 March 2014. Julie. Bishop. Julie Bishop. Australian Government.
5. News: Outgoing ambassador Stephen Brady to be awarded French Legion of Honour. Australian Financial Review. 5 October 2017. 5 May 2018. Aston, Joe.
6. Web site: Ambassador to France. 21 July 2017. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Press Release. https://web.archive.org/web/20170730095204/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2017/jb_mr_170721.aspx. 2017-07-30. live.
7. Web site: 2020-10-18. Seducing the French: tricks of the trade from our man in Paris. 2020-12-10. Australian Financial Review. en.
8. Payne, Marise . Marise Payne . Ambassador to France . Minister for Foreign Affairs . . 22 October 2020 . 24 October 2022 .
9. News: Presentation of Credentials by New Australian Ambassador to France, H.E. Gillian Bird PSM . Australia France Business Association . November 2022 . 4 December 2022 .