List of ambassadors of Australia to Cambodia explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:Australia to Cambodia
Native Name:ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូតអូស្ត្រាលីប្រចាំនៅកម្ពុជា
Insignia:Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Coat of arms of Australia
Department:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Reports To:Minister for Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:Pablo Kang
Incumbentsince:January 2020
Residence:Phnom Penh
Nominator:Prime Minister of Australia
Style:His Excellency
Appointer:Governor-General of Australia
Formation:1957
Inaugural:David McNicol

The Ambassador of Australia to Cambodia 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 Kingdom of Cambodia. The current ambassador, since January 2020, is Pablo Kang.

The Australian Legation in Phnom Penh was first raised to Embassy status in 1959, and came to an end in 1975 when the Lon Nol Government was overthrown. The Embassy remained closed during Khmer Rouge rule and subsequent war periods, and was reopened in 1992 after a treaty establishing the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia was signed.

List of heads of mission

Ordinal Officeholder Title Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
Minister to Cambodiaalign=center 1955align=center 1956align=right years[1]
align=center 1957align=center 1957align=right years[2]
Ambassador of Australia to Cambodiaalign=center 1957align=center 1962align=right years
align=center 1962align=center 1969align=right years[3]
align=center 1969align=center 1972align=right years[4] [5] [6]
align=center 1972align=center 1974align=right years
Ambassador of Australia to Cambodiaalign=center align=center align=right
Tony Kevinalign=center align=center 1997align=right years[7]
Malcolm Leaderalign=center 1997align=center 2000align=right years[8]
align=center 2000align=center 2003align=right years[9]
Annabel Andersonalign=center 2003align=center 2004align=right years[10]
align=center 2004align=center 2007align=right years[11]
align=center 2007align=center 2010align=right years[12]
Penny Richardsalign=center 2010align=center 2013align=right years[13]
AlisonBurrowsalign=center April 2013align=center April 2016align=right [14] [15]
align=center April 2016align=center December 2019align=right [16] [17]
align=center align=center incumbentalign=right [18]

Notes and References

  1. News: Legation in Cambodia. 27 January 1955. 11. The Central Queensland Herald . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Mr Blakeney will be Minister to Cambodia. 23 November 1956. 11. The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria.
  3. News: Noel Deschamps 1908-2005. 20 May 2005. Julio A.. Jeldres. The Phnom Penh Post. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714114148/http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/noel-deschamps-1908-2005. 14 July 2014. He was… Ambassador to Cambodia during the Vietnam War (1962-69).
  4. News: New posts for two diplomats. The Canberra Times. 7. 28 January 1969.
  5. News: New envoy. The Canberra Times. 5. 12 April 1969.
  6. News: New envoy to Malaysia. 29 March 1976. 3. The Canberra Times.
  7. News: Ambassador to Cambodia named. The Canberra Times. 6. 5 July 1994. Anthony Kevin has been appointed as Australia's next Ambassador to Cambodia. He will take up the posting on July 25, replacing John Holloway who has been in Phnom Penh since January, 1992. The acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bob McMullan, said Mr Kevin would be taking up the appointment at a time when Cambodia was coming to terms with the enormous challenge of nation building. Mr Kevin joined the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1968 and has been posted to Moscow, the UN in New York and most recently as Australia's Ambassador to Poland..
  8. Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Cambodia. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212031132/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1997/fa101_97.html. 12 February 2014. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government. 19 August 1997.
  9. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Cambodia. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212023207/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2000/fa099_2000.html. 12 February 2014. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government. 2 September 2000.
  10. Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Cambodia. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212015631/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2003/fa072_03.html. 12 February 2014. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government. 19 June 2003.
  11. Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Cambodia. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212014807/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2004/fa041_04.html. 12 February 2014. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government. 23 March 2004.
  12. Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Cambodia. 12 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212010156/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2007/fa010_07.html. 31 January 2007. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government .
  13. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Cambodia. 24 March 2014. 14 July 2010. Australian Government. Stephen. Smith. Stephen Smith (Australian politician). https://web.archive.org/web/20140324112255/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2010/fa-s100714b.html.
  14. Ambassador to Cambodia. Bob. Carr. Bob Carr. 2 April 2015. Australian Government. 14 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402164117/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2013/bc_mr_130314.html.
  15. News: Ambassadors fill Cambodia, terrorism posts . The Australia. News Ltd. AAP. 14 March 2013.
  16. Ambassador to Cambodia . 2 March 2016 . Australian Government . Julie . Bishop . Julie Bishop . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314062208/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2016/jb_mr_160302.aspx?w=tb1CaGpkPX%2FlS0K%2Bg9ZKEg%3D%3D . 14 March 2016 . dead .
  17. News: Meet Australia’s new ambassador to Cambodia. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 April 2016. Alex. Khun. https://web.archive.org/web/20160904095000/http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2016-04-19/meet-australia%E2%80%99s-new-ambassador-to-cambodia/1571240. 4 September 2016.
  18. 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.

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