List of ambassadors of Australia to Mexico

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Ambassador of Australia to Mexico
Governor General of Australia
FormationJanuary 1967 (1967-January)
The Australian Embassy in Mexico City.

The Ambassador of Australia to Mexico 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 United Mexican States. Mexico and Australia established diplomatic relations on 14 March 1966. The Australian Government opened the Australian Embassy in Mexico City in 1967 in an effort to strengthen its contacts with Latin America.[1]

The current ambassador, since February 2020, is Remo Moretta.

List of ambassadors

Ordinal Officeholder Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Dudley McCarthy 1967 (1967) 1972 (1972) 4–5 years [2][3]
2 Owen Davis 1972 (1972) 1975 (1975) 2–3 years
3 Allan Eastman 1975 (1975) 1977 (1977) 1–2 years
4 Kenneth Rogers 1977 (1977) 1980 (1980) 2–3 years
5 Kevin Gates 1980 (1980) 1983 (1983) 2–3 years
6 Cavan Hogue 1983 (1983) 1985 (1985) 1–2 years [4]
7 John McCarthy 1985 (1985) 1987 (1987) 1–2 years
8 Bill Farmer 1987 (1987) 1990 (1990) 2–3 years
9 Keith Baker 1990 (1990) 1994 (1994) 3–4 years
10 Richard Broinowski 1994 (1994) 1997 (1997) 2–3 years
11 Robert Hamilton 1997 (1997) 2002 (2002) 4–5 years [5]
12 Graeme Wilson 2002 (2002) 2005 (2005) 2–3 years [6]
13 Neil Mules 2005 (2005) 2008 (2008) 2–3 years [7]
14 Katrina Cooper 2008 (2008) 2012 (2012) 3–4 years [8]
15 Tim George 2012 (2012) 2015 (2015) 2–3 years [9]
16 Dr David Engel December 2015 (2015-12) 2019 (2019) 3–4 years [10][11]
17 Remo Moretta 22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) incumbent 4 years, 53 days [10][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ CA 8004: Australian Embassy, Mexico [Mexico City], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
  2. ^ "New post for Mr McCarthy". The Canberra Times. ACT. 23 August 1966. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Three new envoys". The Canberra Times. ACT. 20 January 1967. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 9 February 1983. p. 8.
  5. ^ Downer, Alexander (18 June 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Mexico" (Press release). Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  6. ^ Downer, Alexander (18 September 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Mexico" (Press release). Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  7. ^ Downer, Alexander (15 December 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Mexico" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  8. ^ Downer, Alexander (12 October 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Mexico" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  9. ^ Carr, Bob (14 September 2012). "Ambassador to Mexico" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
  10. ^ a b Payne, Marise (18 February 2020). "Ambassador to Mexico" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  11. ^ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  12. ^ Moretta, Remo [@AusEmbMex] (21 February 2020). "Delighted to present copies of my credentials to Ambassador Juan Carlos Lara Armienta at @SRE_mx today" (Tweet). Mexico City, Mexico. Retrieved 8 December 2022 – via Twitter.
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