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Ambassador of Australia to Thailand
Incumbent
Angela Macdonald
since 6 July 2022
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHer Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceBangkok
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderBertram Ballard
Formation1952
WebsiteAustralian Embassy, Thailand

The Ambassador of Australia to Thailand 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 Thailand. The ambassador resides in Bangkok.[1] The current ambassador, since July 2022, is Angela Macdonald. A consulate-general in Phuket has assisted the work of the embassy since 14 June 2016.[2]

List of heads of mission

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Ambassadors

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Ordinal Officeholder Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Bertram Ballard 1952 (1952) 1955 (1955) 2–3 years [3]
2 David Hay 1955 (1955) 1957 (1957) 1–2 years
3 Keith Waller 1958 (1958) 1961 (1961) 2–3 years [4]
4 Malcolm Booker 1962 (1962) 1963 (1963) 0–1 years [5]
5 Allan Loomes 1964 (1964) 1968 (1968) 3–4 years
6 David McNicol 1968 (1968) 1969 (1969) 0–1 years [6]
7 Tom Critchley 1969 (1969) 1973 (1973) 3–4 years [7]
8 D. C. Goss 1974 (1974) 1975 (1975) 0–1 years
9 Marshall Johnston 1975 (1975) 1978 (1978) 2–3 years
10 Gordon Jockel 1978 (1978) 1985 (1985) 6–7 years
11 Richard Smith 1985 (1985) 1988 (1988) 2–3 years [8]
12 Richard Butler 1989 (1989) 1992 (1992) 2–3 years
13 John McCarthy 1992 (1992) 1994 (1994) 1–2 years
14 Cavan Hogue 1994 (1994) 1997 (1997) 2–3 years [9]
15 William Fisher 1998 (1998) 2000 (2000) 1–2 years [10]
16 Miles Kupa 2000 (2000) 2005 (2005) 4–5 years [11]
17 Bill Paterson 2005 (2005) 2008 (2008) 2–3 years [12]
17 Paul Grigson 2008 (2008) 2010 (2010) 1–2 years [13]
18 James Wise 2010 (2010) October 2014 (2014-10) 3–4 years [14]
19 Paul Robilliard October 2014 (2014-10) January 2019 (2019-01) 4 years, 3 months [15][16]
20 Allan McKinnon January 2019 (2019-01) 6 July 2022 (2022-07-06) 3 years, 6 months [17][18]
21 Angela Macdonald 6 July 2022 (2022-07-06) incumbent 2 years, 109 days [19]

Consuls-General in Phuket

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Ordinal Officeholder Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Craig Ferguson 3 August 2016 (2016-08-03) 2019 (2019) 2–3 years [20]
2 Matthew Barclay 2019 (2019) incumbent 4–5 years [21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ CA 2785: Australian Embassy, Thailand [Bangkok], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 26 April 2015
  2. ^ Bishop, Julie (13 June 2016). "New Consulate-General in Phuket" (Media release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Minister to Thailand Appointed". The West Australian. WA. 5 April 1952. p. 9.
  4. ^ "Ambassador to Thailand". The Canberra Times. 21 March 1957. p. 2.
  5. ^ Chad Mitcham, ‘Malcolm Richard Booker (1915-1998), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/booker-malcolm-richard-31923, published online 2022
  6. ^ "New envoy to Thailand". The Canberra Times. 4 June 1968. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Thailand post filled". The Canberra Times. 4 September 1969. p. 11.
  8. ^ "Ambassador to Thailand named". The Canberra Times. 22 May 1985. p. 3.
  9. ^ Downer, Alexander (20 August 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  10. ^ Downer, Alexander (20 August 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
  11. ^ Downer, Alexander (22 September 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  12. ^ Downer, Alexander (13 October 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  13. ^ Smith, Stephen (16 June 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.
  14. ^ Smith, Stephen (18 August 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014.
  15. ^ Bishop, Julie (24 August 2014). "Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government.
  16. ^ Murdoch, Lindsay (9 October 2014). "Thailand the latest country without US ambassador". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
  17. ^ Payne, Marise (31 October 2018). "Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government.
  18. ^ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  19. ^ Wong, Penny (6 July 2022). "Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government.
  20. ^ Bishop, Julie (3 August 2016). "Consul-General in Phuket" (Media release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  21. ^ Payne, Marise (28 August 2019). "Consul-General in Phuket" (Media release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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