List of ambassadors of Australia to Estonia explained

Post:	Ambassador of Australia to Estonia
Insignia:	Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Department:	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Incumbent:	Genevieve Clune
Seat:	Tallinn, Estonia
Style:	Her Excellency
Reports To:	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Nominator:	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer:	Governor General of Australia
Formation:	15 June 1961
Inaugural:
Website:	Australian Embassy, Estonia

The Ambassador of Australia to Estonia 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 Estonia. The Ambassador has a part-time presence in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. From 1991 to 2018, Australia's relations with Estonia were the responsibility of the Australian Embassy in Stockholm.

The current ambassador, since October 2021, is Genevieve Clune.

List of ambassadors

Ordinal	Name	Other offices	Residency	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
			Stockholm, Sweden	align=center		align=center		align=right		^[1]
	Judith Pead						^[2]
							^[3]
	Richard Rowe						^[4]
	Howard Brown						^[5]
	Paul Stephens						^[6]
	Gerald Thomson						^[7]
	Jonathan Kenna						^[8] ^[9]
	Kerin Ayyalaraju		Tallinn, Estonia				^[10]
	Genevieve Clune				incumbent	align=right		^[11]

Notes

Embassy operates on a "pop-up" basis, with the ambassador resident in Tallinn for two months of the year and the embassy having a virtual presence for the remainder of the year. The Australian Embassy in Stockholm provides operational support.

Also served concurrently as the resident Ambassador of Australia to Sweden, 1991–2018.

Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Finland, 1968–2018.

Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Norway, 1970–2003.

Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Denmark, 1997–2000.

Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Iceland, 1997–2000.

Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Latvia, 1997–2018.

Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Lithuania, 1997–2013.

See also

• Australia–Estonia relations
• Australia–Sweden relations

External links

• Australian Embassy, Estonia

Notes and References

1. Diplomatic Appointment – Sweden. 20 September 1991. Australian Government. Neal. Blewett. Neal Blewett.
2. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Sweden. 22 October 1995. Australian Government. Bob. McMullan. Bob McMullan.
3. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Sweden. https://web.archive.org/web/20150224090656/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1998/fa090_98.html. 24 February 2015. 2 July 1998. Australian Government. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer.
4. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Sweden. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129030902/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2002/fa141_02.html. 29 November 2014. 2 October 2002. Australian Government. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer.
5. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Sweden. https://web.archive.org/web/20150412070024/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2006/fa141_06.html. 12 April 2015. 21 December 2006. Australian Government. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer.
6. Stephen. Smith. Stephen Smith (Australian politician). Australian Government. Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Sweden. 20 November 2009. 3 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403201416/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2009/fa-s091120b.html.
7. Ambassador to Sweden. 3 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403033739/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2012/bc_mr_121113b.html. 13 November 2012. Bob. Carr. Bob Carr. Australian Government.
8. Ambassador to Sweden. Australian Government. Julie. Bishop. Julie Bishop. 24 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160830103718/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2016/jb_mr_160824.aspx. 30 August 2016.
9. Web site: Payne, Marise . Marise Payne . Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry . . . 2019 . 25 October 2022 .
10. Web site: Bishop. Julie. Pop up embassy opens in Estonia. Australian Government. 7 March 2018.
11. News: Payne . Marise . Ambassador to Estonia . 22 February 2022 . Minister for Foreign Affairs . Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . 19 October 2021 . Media release.