List of ambassadors of Australia to Algeria
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The ambassador of Australia to Algeria 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 People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.[1] Currently the Australian ambassador to France is responsible for representing Australian interests in Algeria, resident in Paris, France. The current non-resident ambassador, since November 2020, is Gillian Bird PSM.
Ambassador of Australia to Algeria | |
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since 5 November 2020 | |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
Style | His Excellency |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | Paris, France |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
Appointer | Governor General of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Bruce Woodberry (as Chargé d'affaires ) |
Formation | 1975 |
List of heads of mission
editOrdinal | Officeholder | Title | Residency | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
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– | Bruce Woodberry | Chargé d'affaires | Algiers, Algeria | 1975 | 1976 | 0–1 years | |
1 | John Anthony Piper | Ambassador of Australia to Algeria | 1976 | 1979 | 2–3 years | [2] | |
2 | John Brook | 1979 | 1980 | 0–1 years | |||
3 | Michael McKeown | 1980 | 1984 | 3–4 years | [3] | ||
4 | C.G. O'Hanlon | 1984 | 1986 | 1–2 years | |||
5 | J. N. Skinner | 1987 | 1989 | 1–2 years | |||
6 | M. P. F. Smith | 1989 | 1991 | 1–2 years | |||
7 | Clive Jones | Paris, France | 1991 | 1993 | 1–2 years | ||
8 | Alan Brown | 1993 | 1996 | 2–3 years | |||
9 | John Spender KC | 1996 | 1998 | 1–2 years | |||
10 | Victoria Owen PSM | Cairo, Egypt | 1998 | 2002 | 3–4 years | [4][5] | |
11 | Stephen Brady AO, CVO | Ambassador of Australia to Algeria | Paris, France | 28 September 2014 | 16 October 2017 | 3 years, 18 days | [6][7] |
12 | Brendan Berne | 21 July 2017 | October 2020 | 3 years, 2 months | [8][9] | ||
13 | Gillian Bird PSM | 5 November 2020 | incumbent | 3 years, 280 days | [10][11] |
References
edit- ^ CA 8166: Australian Embassy, Algeria [Algiers], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 January 2016
- ^ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 19 February 1976. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Diplomatic postings". The Canberra Times. 1 August 1980. p. 7.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (2 February 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Egypt" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Dee, Moreen; Volk, Felicty, eds. (2007), Women with a Mission: personal perspectives, ISBN 9781921244261
- ^ Bishop, Julie (31 March 2014). "Ambassador to France" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014.
- ^ Aston, Joe (5 October 2017). "Outgoing ambassador Stephen Brady to be awarded French Legion of Honour". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Ambassador to France". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Press Release). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Seducing the French: tricks of the trade from our man in Paris". Australian Financial Review. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Payne, Marise (22 October 2020). "Ambassador to France". Minister for Foreign Affairs (Press release). Australian Government. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Presentation of Credentials by New Australian Ambassador to France, H.E. Gillian Bird PSM". Australia France Business Association. November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.