List of ambassadors of Australia to Myanmar explained

Post:	Ambassador of Australia to Myanmar
Insignia:	Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Department:	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Reports To:	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:	Vacant
Nominator:	Prime Minister of Australia
Style:	His Excellency
Appointer:	Governor General of Australia
Formation:	1956
Inaugural:	Colin Moodie

The Ambassador of Australia to Myanmar 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 the Union of Myanmar. The Ambassador resides in Yangon.

The position of ambassador has been vacant since April 2022. It was subsequently reported, but not confirmed, that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is considering suspending diplomatic relations with Myanmar as the Australian Government reportedly tries to avoid legitimising the 2021 coup d'état.

List of heads of mission

Ordinal	Officeholder	Title	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
(n/a)		Charge d’Affaires			years	^[1]
		Minister to Burma			years
Ambassador of Australia to Burma
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(n/a)	Frederick Homer	Chargé d'affaires			align=right	years
		Ambassador of Australia to Burma			align=right	years	^[2]
	Frank Milne				align=right	years
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	Garry Woodard				align=right	years
(n/a)	R. C. Whitty	Chargé d'affaires			align=right	years
		Ambassador of Australia to Myanmar			align=right	years
	Richard Gate				align=right	years	^[3]
	Frank Milne				align=right	years
	Christopher Lamb				align=right	years
	Geoff Allen				align=right	years
	Stuart Hume				align=right	years	^[4]
	Lyndall McLean				align=right	years	^[5]
	Trevor Wilson				align=right	years	^[6]
					align=right	years	^[7]
	Bob Davis				align=right	years	^[8]
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					align=right	years	^[10] ^[11] ^[12]
	Nicholas Coppel				align=right	years	^[13]
					align=right		^[14]

^{[15] [16]} |-| align=center| (n/a)| | Charge d’Affaires| align=center| | align=center| incumbent| align=right | | ^[17] |}

Notes and References

1. Chad Mitcham, ‘Malcolm Richard Booker (1915-1998), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/booker-malcolm-richard-31923, published online 2022
2. News: Diplomatic postings. 11 January 1963. 3. The Canberra Times. ACT.
3. News: New Ambassador. 8 February 1980. The Canberra Times. ACT. 3.
4. News: Stuart Hume named next Ambassador to Burma. 1 June 1993. The Canberra Times. 2. Ian. McPhedran. Ian McPhedran.
5. Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Myanmar. https://web.archive.org/web/20140211223452/http://www.trademinister.gov.au/releases/1997/td9_97.html. 11 February 2014. 9 January 1997. Australian Government. Tim. Fischer.
6. Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Burma (Myanmar). https://web.archive.org/web/20140212023732/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2000/fa009_2000.html. 12 February 2014. 10 February 2000. Australian Government. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer.
7. Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Burma. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212020036/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2003/fa019_03.html. 12 February 2014. 5 March 2003. Australian Government. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer.
8. Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Burma. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212012509/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2005/fa041_05.html. 12 February 2014. 7 April 2005. Australian Government. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer.
9. Diplomatic appointment – Ambassador to Burma. https://web.archive.org/web/20150406121841/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s055_08.html. 6 April 2015. 4 April 2008. Australian Government. Stephen. Smith. Stephen Smith (Australian politician).
10. Diplomatic appointment – Ambassador to Burma. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714151921/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2010/kr_mr_101220.aspx?ministerid=2. 14 July 2014. 20 December 2010. Australian Government. Kevin. Rudd. Kevin Rudd.
11. News: Rudd appoints wheat kickbacks figure as ambassador to Burma. The Sydney Morning Herald. Dylan. Welch. Fairfax Media. 21 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20140729222813/http://www.smh.com.au/national/rudd-appoints-wheat-kickbacks-figure-as-ambassador-to-burma-20101220-19363.html. 29 July 2014.
12. News: Rudd appoints new diplomat to Burma. AAP. 20 December 2010. Courier Mail . News Corp.
13. Ambassador to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. https://web.archive.org/web/20150309082246/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2015/jb_mr_150204.aspx. 9 March 2015. 4 February 2015. Julie. Bishop. Julie Bishop. Australian Government.
14. Payne, Marise . Marise Payne . Ambassador to Myanmar .
15. Web site: Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209) . Payne, Marise . Marise Payne . . . 2019 . 15 November 2022 .
16. News: Dziedzic . Stephen . Ford . Mazoe . 2022-05-16 . Australia not appointing ambassador to Myanmar amid moves to downgrade diplomatic ties . en-AU . ABC News . 2022-06-26.
17. Web site: Chargé d'Affaires to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar . Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . 14 September 2022.