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Ambassador of Australia to Denmark
Incumbent
Kerin Ayyalaraju
since August 2021
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHer Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceCopenhagen
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor-General of Australia
Inaugural holderLloyd Thomson
(resident in The Hague)
FormationNovember 1970
WebsiteAustralian Embassy, Denmark

The Ambassador of Australia to Denmark is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia in Denmark. The Ambassador, since August 2021, is Kerin Ayyalaraju, who resides in Copenhagen.[1] The ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation for Iceland (1984–1997; since 2000) and Norway (since 2000). Accreditation was also previously held for Latvia and Lithuania following their regaining independence (1991–1997).[2] The embassy was first opened in November 1970, when the existing Consulate-General in Copenhagen was upgraded, and the embassy remained until it was closed in May 1997 due to "budgetary pressures". While accreditation passed to the Australian Embassy in Sweden in the period after that, the embassy was reopened May 2000.[3]

List of heads of mission

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Ordinal Name Title Other offices Residency Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Lloyd Thomson Ambassador of Australia to Denmark The Hague, Netherlands November 1970 (1970-11) 1971 (1971) 0–1 years [4]
(n/a) Gerald Harding Chargé d'affaires Copenhagen, Denmark 1971 (1971) 1974 (1974) 2–3 years
2 Ruth Dobson Ambassador of Australia to Denmark A 1974 1978 3–4 years
3 James Humphreys A 1978 1980 1–2 years
4 Ronald Walker A 1980 1983 2–3 years
5 Anthony Dingle A 1983 1987 3–4 years
6 Jeffrey Benson A 1987 1991 3–4 years
7 John Burgess ABC 4 March 1991 (1991-03-04) April 1995 (1995-04) 4 years [5]
8 Garry Conroy ABC April 1995 (1995-04) May 1997 (1997-05) 2 years, 1 month [6]
9 Judith Pead Stockholm, Sweden May 1997 (1997-05) 1999 (1999) 1–2 years
10 Stephen Brady 1999 May 2000 (2000-05) 0–1 years [7]
11 Malcolm Leader AD Copenhagen, Denmark May 2000 (2000-05) 2003 2–3 years [8]
(n/a) Charles Stuart Chargé d'affaires 2003 2003 0 years
12 Matthew Peek Ambassador of Australia to Denmark AD 2003 2006 2–3 years [9]
13 Sharyn Minahan AD 2006 2010 3–4 years [10]
14 James Choi AD 2010 2013 2–3 years [11]
15 Damien Miller AD 2013 (2013) 11 April 2017 (2017-04-11) 3–4 years [12]
16 MaryEllen Miller AD 11 April 2017 (2017-04-11) December 2020 (2020-12) 3 years, 7 months [13][14]
(n/a) Asmeret Kidane Chargé d'affaires August 2021 (2021-08) August 2021 (2021-08) 0–1 years
17 Kerin Ayyalaraju Ambassador of Australia to Denmark AD August 2021 (2021-08) incumbent 3 years, 2 months [15]

Notes

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^A Also non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland, 1984–1997; since 2000.
^B Also non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia, 1991–1997.
^C Also non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania, 1991–1997.
^D Also non-resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway, since 2000.


References

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  1. ^ CA 6942:Australian Embassy, Denmark [Copenhagen], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 18 April 2015
  2. ^ Hawke, Bob (27 August 1991). "Govt. to establish full diplomatic relations with the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania" (Press release). Australian Government.
  3. ^ Crosio, Janice; Downer, Alexander (29 September 1999). "QUESTIONS ON NOTICE - Australian Embassy: Copenhagen". House Hansard. Parliament of Australia.
  4. ^ "Posts in Denmark, Norway". The Canberra Times. ACT. 9 November 1970. p. 9.
  5. ^ Evans, Gareth (4 March 1991). "Diplomatic Appointment – Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government.
  6. ^ McMullan, Bob (9 January 1995). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government.
  7. ^ Downer, Alexander (2 July 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
  8. ^ Downer, Alexander (17 May 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  9. ^ Downer, Alexander (2 July 2003). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador To Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  10. ^ Downer, Alexander (3 July 2006). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
  11. ^ Smith, Stephen (1 April 2010). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  12. ^ Carr, Bob (1 April 2013). "Ambassador to Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Ambassador to Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Sadly the time has come to farewell Copenhagen..." Twitter.
  15. ^ Payne, Marise (4 August 2021). "Ambassador to Denmark". Minister for Foreign Affairs (Press release). Australian Government. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
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