List of ambassadors of Australia to Turkey

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Ambassador of Australia to Turkey
Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holderAlan McNicoll
(as non-resident ambassador)
Formation1968
WebsiteAustralian Embassy – Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia

The Ambassador of Australia to Turkey is an officer of the

Embassy in Moscow. The ambassador's work is assisted by a Consulate-General in Istanbul and a Consulate in Çanakkale (since 2006).[2][3]

The current ambassador, since October 2021, is Miles Armitage.

List of ambassadors

Ordinal Officeholder Other offices Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Alan McNicoll 1968 (1968) 1973 (1973) 4–5 years [4][5]
2 John McMillan 1973 (1973) 1976 (1976) 2–3 years [6]
3 Roy Peachey 1976 (1976) 1980 (1980) 3–4 years [7]
4 Barry Hall 1980 (1980) 1984 (1984) 3–4 years [8]
5 Philip Peters 1984 (1984) 1987 (1987) 2–3 years [9]
6 Don Witheford 1987 (1987) 1992 (1992) 4–5 years [10]
7 Geoffrey Price 1992 (1992) 14 December 1993 (1993-12-14) 0–1 years [11]
8 David Evans 14 December 1993 (1993-12-14) 23 December 1997 (1997-12-23) 4 years, 9 days [12]
9 Ian Forsyth 23 December 1997 (1997-12-23) 6 June 2001 (2001-06-06) 3 years, 165 days [13]
10 Jon Philp 6 June 2001 (2001-06-06) 20 July 2004 (2004-07-20) 3 years, 44 days [14]
11 Jean Dunn 20 July 2004 (2004-07-20) 18 June 2007 (2007-06-18) 2 years, 333 days [15]
12 Peter Doyle 18 June 2007 (2007-06-18) 8 September 2010 (2010-09-08) 3 years, 82 days [16]
13 Ian Biggs AB 8 September 2010 (2010-09-08) 27 November 2013 (2013-11-27) 3 years, 80 days [17]
14 James Larsen AB 27 November 2013 (2013-11-27) 21 June 2017 (2017-06-21) 3 years, 206 days [18]
15 Marc Innes-Brown PSM AB 21 June 2017 (2017-06-21) 2021 (2021) 3–4 years [19]
16 Miles Armitage AB 14 October 2021 (2021-10-14) incumbent 2 years, 184 days [20][21]

Notes

^A Also served as the non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Azerbaijan, since 2011.
^B Also served as the non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Georgia, since 2011.

See also

References

  1. ^ CA 4412: Australian Embassy, Turkey [Ankara], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 April 2015
  2. ^ Downer, Alexander (16 December 2005). "Improved Consular Assistance for Australian Travellers to Gallipoli" (Press release). Australian Government.
  3. ^ Bishop, Julie (18 October 2017). "Consul-General in Istanbul" (Press release). Australian Government.
  4. ^ "New Envoys". The Canberra Times. 8 June 1968. p. 1.
  5. ISSN 1833-7538
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  6. ^ "Envoys named". The Canberra Times. 22 February 1973. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 13 August 1976. p. 3.
  8. ^ "Turkish posting". The Canberra Times. 30 August 1980. p. 7.
  9. ^ "New ambassador". The Canberra Times. 3 April 1984. p. 3.
  10. ^ "New Ambassador to Turkey named". The Canberra Times. 17 November 1987. p. 3.
  11. ^ Mitcham, Chad J., ‘Price, Geoffrey John (1930-1999’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/price-geoffrey-john-32557, published online 2023
  12. ^ "New diplomatic assignments". The Canberra Times. 14 December 1993. p. 12.
  13. ^ Downer, Alexander (23 December 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  14. ^ Downer, Alexander (6 June 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  15. ^ Downer, Alexander (20 July 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  16. ^ Downer, Alexander (18 June 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  17. ^ Smith, Stephen (8 September 2010). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  18. ^ Bishop, Julie (27 November 2013). "Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.
  19. ^ Bishop, Julie (21 June 2017). "Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government.
  20. ^ Payne, Marise (6 October 2021). "Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Australian ambassador presents his credentials to President Erdoğan" (Press release). Presidency of the Republic of Turkiye. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

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