List of ambassadors of Australia to Spain
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The Ambassador of Australia to Spain 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 Spain. The ambassador resides in Madrid.[1] The ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation as ambassador to Andorra (since 1998) and Equatorial Guinea (since 2009).[2]
Ambassador of Australia to Spain | |
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Incumbent since 26 June 2020Sophia McIntyre | |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
Style | Her Excellency |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | Madrid |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
Appointer | Governor General of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Lawrence John Lawrey |
Formation | 1969 |
Website | Australian Embassy, Spain |
The current ambassador, since June 2020, is Sophia McIntyre.
List of ambassadors
editOrdinal | Officeholder | Other offices | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
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1 | Lawrence John Lawrey | 1969 | 1971 | 1–2 years | [3] | |
2 | Dudley McCarthy | 1972 | 1976 | 3–4 years | ||
3 | Hugh Gilchrist | 1977 | 1979 | 1–2 years | ||
4 | K. H. Rogers | 1980 | 1984 | 3–4 years | ||
5 | D. G. Wilson | 1985 | 1985 | 0 years | ||
6 | Harry Jenkins | 1986 | 1988 | 1–2 years | [4][5][6] | |
7 | H. C. Mott | 1989 | 1991 | 1–2 years | ||
8 | Warwick Pearson | 1992 | 1996 | 3–4 years | ||
9 | Richard Starr | A | 1997 | 2000 | 2–3 years | |
10 | Tim George | A | 2000 | 2003 | 2–3 years | [7] |
11 | Susan Tanner | A | 2003 | 2006 | 2–3 years | [8] |
12 | Noel Campbell | AB | 2006 | 2010 | 3–4 years | [9] |
13 | Zorica McCarthy | AB | 2010 | 2013 | 2–3 years | [10] |
14 | Jane Hardy | AB | 2013 | 2014 | 0–1 years | [11][12] |
15 | Virginia Greville | AB | 1 May 2015 | 25 May 2018 | 3 years, 24 days | [13][14] |
16 | Julie-Ann Guivarra | AB | 25 May 2018 | January 2020 | 1 year, 7 months | [15] |
17 | Sophia McIntyre | AB | 26 June 2020 | incumbent | 4 years, 54 days | [16] |
Notes
edit- ^A Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Andorra, since 1998.
- ^B Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Equatorial Guinea, since 2009.
References
edit- ^ CA 8018: Australian Embassy, Spain [Madrid], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 26 April 2015
- ^ Smith, Stephen (19 March 2010). "Australia and Africa: Looking to the Future" (Speech). Minister for Foreign Affairs. University of Sydney International Forum on Africa, Sydney: Australian Government. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Diplomat appointed to Spain". The Canberra Times. 4 December 1968. p. 11.
- ^ "Jenkins' job in Spain confirmed". The Canberra Times. 17 March 1986. p. 1.
- ^ "Opposition query on Jenkins's job". The Canberra Times. 8 January 1986. p. 7.
- ^ "New new man in Madrid: Harry Jenkins — taking control of a new house". The Canberra Times. 6 July 1986. p. 2.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (21 January 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (28 May 2003). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (22 June 2006). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
- ^ Smith, Stephen (18 November 2009). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
- ^ Carr, Bob (6 September 2012). "Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
- ^ Dorling, Philip; Knaus, Christopher (14 January 2015). "Australian diplomat returned from posting after husband charged over child-sex allegations". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015.
- ^ Bishop, Julie (1 May 2015). "Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Archived from the original on 23 August 2015.
- ^ University of Queensland (7 May 2015). "UQ alumnus named Ambassador to Spain". UQ News. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
- ^ Bishop, Julie (25 May 2018). "Ambassador to Spain" (Press release).
- ^ "Sophia McIntyre, Australia's new ambassador to Spain". The Diplomat. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.