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List of ambassadors of Australia to Spain

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Ambassador of Australia to Spain
Incumbent
Sophia McIntyre
since 26 June 2020
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHer Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceMadrid
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderLawrence John Lawrey
Formation1969
WebsiteAustralian Embassy, Spain

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]

The current ambassador, since June 2020, is Sophia McIntyre.

List of ambassadors

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Ordinal Officeholder Other offices Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Lawrence John Lawrey 1969 (1969) 1971 (1971) 1–2 years [3]
2 Dudley McCarthy 1972 (1972) 1976 (1976) 3–4 years
3 Hugh Gilchrist 1977 (1977) 1979 (1979) 1–2 years
4 K. H. Rogers 1980 (1980) 1984 (1984) 3–4 years
5 D. G. Wilson 1985 (1985) 1985 (1985) 0 years
6 Harry Jenkins 1986 (1986) 1988 (1988) 1–2 years [4][5][6]
7 H. C. Mott 1989 (1989) 1991 (1991) 1–2 years
8 Warwick Pearson 1992 (1992) 1996 (1996) 3–4 years
9 Richard Starr A 1997 (1997) 2000 (2000) 2–3 years
10 Tim George A 2000 (2000) 2003 (2003) 2–3 years [7]
11 Susan Tanner A 2003 (2003) 2006 (2006) 2–3 years [8]
12 Noel Campbell AB 2006 (2006) 2010 (2010) 3–4 years [9]
13 Zorica McCarthy AB 2010 (2010) 2013 (2013) 2–3 years [10]
14 Jane Hardy AB 2013 (2013) 2014 (2014) 0–1 years [11][12]
15 Virginia Greville AB 1 May 2015 (2015-05-01) 25 May 2018 (2018-05-25) 3 years, 24 days [13][14]
16 Julie-Ann Guivarra AB 25 May 2018 (2018-05-25) January 2020 (2020-01) 1 year, 7 months [15]
17 Sophia McIntyre AB 26 June 2020 (2020-06-26) incumbent 4 years, 139 days [16]

Notes

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^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

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  1. ^ CA 8018: Australian Embassy, Spain [Madrid], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 26 April 2015
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Diplomat appointed to Spain". The Canberra Times. 4 December 1968. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Jenkins' job in Spain confirmed". The Canberra Times. 17 March 1986. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Opposition query on Jenkins's job". The Canberra Times. 8 January 1986. p. 7.
  6. ^ "New new man in Madrid: Harry Jenkins — taking control of a new house". The Canberra Times. 6 July 1986. p. 2.
  7. ^ Downer, Alexander (21 January 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  8. ^ Downer, Alexander (28 May 2003). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  9. ^ Downer, Alexander (22 June 2006). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
  10. ^ Smith, Stephen (18 November 2009). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  11. ^ Carr, Bob (6 September 2012). "Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Bishop, Julie (1 May 2015). "Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Archived from the original on 23 August 2015.
  14. ^ University of Queensland (7 May 2015). "UQ alumnus named Ambassador to Spain". UQ News. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  15. ^ Bishop, Julie (25 May 2018). "Ambassador to Spain" (Press release).
  16. ^ "Sophia McIntyre, Australia's new ambassador to Spain". The Diplomat. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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