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Ambassador of Australia to Argentina
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceBuenos Aires
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor-General of Australia
Inaugural holderKevin Kelly (as Ambassador)
Formation1964

The Ambassador of Australia to Argentina 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 Argentine Republic. The ambassador since October 2018 is Brett Hackett, who resides in Buenos Aires.[1]

List of heads of mission

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Ordinal Officeholder Title Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
(n/a) Harry Bullock Chargé d'affaires 1962 1963 0–1 years
1 Kevin Kelly Ambassador of Australia to Argentina 1964 1967 2–3 years [2]
2 Dan Mackinnon 1967 1970 2–3 years
3 Harry Bullock 1970 1973 2–3 years
4 Hugh Dunn 1973 1976 2–3 years
(3) Harry Bullock 1976 1979 2–3 years
5 Malcolm Dan 1980 1985 4–5 years [3][4]
6 Keith Douglas-Scott 1985 1989 3–4 years [5]
7 Robert Robertson 1989 1992 2–3 years
8 Richard Wyndham 1992 1996 3–4 years
9 Warwick Weemaes 1996 1998 1–2 years
10 Martine Letts 1998 2000 1–2 years [6]
11 Sharyn Minahan 2000 2004 3–4 years [7]
12 Peter Hussin 2004 2008 3–4 years [8]
13 John Richardson 2008 2011 2–3 years [9]
14 Patricia Holmes 2011 2014 2–3 years [10]
15 Noel Campbell 2014 2018 3–4 years [11]
16 Brett Hackett 22 October 2018 (2018-10-22) 2023 6 years, 21 days [12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ CA 1331: Australian Embassy, Argentina [Buenos Aires], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
  2. ^ "Ambassador to Argentina named". The Canberra Times. 25 July 1963. p. 10. Mr. K. T. Kelly has been appointed as Australia's first Ambassador to Argentina
  3. ^ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 12 October 1979. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Australian envoy to Argentina recalled". The Canberra Times. 7 April 1982. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Diplomatic appointments". The Canberra Times. 25 March 1985. p. 3.
  6. ^ Downer, Alexander (23 December 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Argentine Republic" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  7. ^ Downer, Alexander (18 July 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Argentina" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  8. ^ Downer, Alexander (15 June 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Argentina" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  9. ^ Smith, Stephen (16 June 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Argentina" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
  10. ^ Emerson, Craig (13 September 2011). "Diplomatic Appointment — Ambassador to Argentina" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015.
  11. ^ Bishop, Julie (12 November 2014). "Ambassador to Argentina" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Ambassador to Argentina". 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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