List of ambassadors of Australia to Croatia explained

Post:Ambassador of Australia to Croatia
Insignia:Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Department:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Reports To:Minister for Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:Elizabeth Petrović
Incumbentsince:January 2017
Residence:Zagreb, Croatia
Nominator:Prime Minister of Australia
Style:Her Excellency
Appointer:Governor General of Australia
Formation:13 February 1992
Inaugural:Michael Wilson
Website: Australian Embassy in Zagreb

The ambassador of Australia to Croatia 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 Republic of Croatia in Zagreb. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is held by Elizabeth Petrović, since January 2017.

Croatia and Australia have enjoyed official diplomatic relations since 1967, when Australia opened an Embassy to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (which included the Socialist Republic of Croatia) in Belgrade. However, with the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Prime Minister Bob Hawke acted quickly to recognise the newly independent former Yugoslav Republics of Slovenia and Croatia.[1] Australia became one of the first countries to recognise Croatia's independence, on 16 January 1992, and diplomatic relations were established on 13 February 1992, with the Australian Ambassador in Vienna receiving non-resident accreditation as the first Australian Ambassador to Croatia. The first Ambassador, Michael Wilson, presented his credentials to President Franjo Tudjman in March 1992. A resident embassy was not established until October 1999, when the Australian Government appointed Neil Francis as the first Ambassador resident in Zagreb.

The ambassador of Australia to Croatia currently holds non-residency accreditation as the ambassador of Australia to Kosovo.[2]

List of ambassadors

Ordinal Name Other offices Residency Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
Michael WilsonVienna, Austriaalign=center align=center 1993align=right years
Ronald Walkeralign=center 1993align=center 1996align=right years[3]
Lance Josephalign=center align=center align=right
Neil FrancisZagreb, Croatiaalign=center align=center align=right [4]
Anna Georgealign=center align=center align=right [5]
Tracy Reidalign=center align=center align=right [6]
Beverly Mercer align=center align=center align=right [7]
align=center align=center align=right years[8] [9] [10]
Elizabeth Petrovićalign=center align=center incumbentalign=right [11] [12]

Notes

Also non-resident Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo, 21 May 2008-present.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hawke veers to EC stance. . The Canberra Times. ACT . 6 September 1991 . 29 May 2015 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: Kosovo . Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . . n.d. . 25 October 2022 .
  3. News: Austrian posting. . The Canberra Times. ACT . 2 December 1992 . 29 May 2015 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Croatia. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government. 20 September 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212024015/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1999/fa102_99.html. 12 February 2014.
  5. Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Croatia. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government. 6 August 2003. 29 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150529090311/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2003/fa099_03.html.
  6. Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Croatia. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government. 28 July 2006. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193741/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2006/fa085_06.html.
  7. Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Croatia. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205808/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2009/fa-s091118a.html. 4 March 2016. Stephen. Smith. Stephen Smith (Australian politician). Australian Government. 18 November 2009.
  8. Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Croatia. Bob. Carr. Bob Carr. Australian Government. 28 September 2012. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201936/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2012/bc_mr_120928.html.
  9. News: New ambassador appointed to Croatia . 15 September 2013 . . 28 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140717074129/http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/new-ambasador-appointed-to-croatia/story-e6frfku9-1226483045042 . 17 July 2014 . dead .
  10. Web site: Predsjednik Josipović primio vjerodajnice veleposlanice Australije . . 14 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150218230942/http://predsjednik.hr/14122014 . 18 February 2015 . Croatian . 14 December 2012 . dead .
  11. Ambassador to Croatia. 18 November 2016. Julie. Bishop. Julie Bishop. Australian Government. 12 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170112111000/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2016/jb_mr_161118.aspx.
  12. Web site: Payne, Marise . Marise Payne . Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry . . . 2019 . 25 October 2022 .

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