List of ambassadors of Australia to Turkey
Ambassador of Australia to Turkey | |
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Incumbent Miles Armitage since 14 October 2021 | |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
Style | His Excellency |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | Ankara |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
Appointer | Governor General of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Alan McNicoll (as non-resident ambassador) |
Formation | 1968 |
Website | Australian Embassy – Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia |
The Ambassador of Australia to Turkey 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 Republic of Turkey. The ambassador resides in Ankara.[1] Since 2011, non-resident accreditation has been held for Azerbaijan and Georgia, which were transferred from 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 |
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1 | Alan McNicoll | 1968 | 1973 | 4–5 years | [4][5] | |
2 | John McMillan | 1973 | 1976 | 2–3 years | [6] | |
3 | Roy Peachey | 1976 | 1980 | 3–4 years | [7] | |
4 | Barry Hall | 1980 | 1984 | 3–4 years | [8] | |
5 | Philip Peters | 1984 | 1987 | 2–3 years | [9] | |
6 | Don Witheford | 1987 | 1992 | 4–5 years | [10] | |
7 | Geoffrey Price | 1992 | 14 December 1993 | 0–1 years | [11] | |
8 | David Evans | 14 December 1993 | 23 December 1997 | 4 years, 9 days | [12] | |
9 | Ian Forsyth | 23 December 1997 | 6 June 2001 | 3 years, 165 days | [13] | |
10 | Jon Philp | 6 June 2001 | 20 July 2004 | 3 years, 44 days | [14] | |
11 | Jean Dunn | 20 July 2004 | 18 June 2007 | 2 years, 333 days | [15] | |
12 | Peter Doyle | 18 June 2007 | 8 September 2010 | 3 years, 82 days | [16] | |
13 | Ian Biggs | AB | 8 September 2010 | 27 November 2013 | 3 years, 80 days | [17] |
14 | James Larsen | AB | 27 November 2013 | 21 June 2017 | 3 years, 206 days | [18] |
15 | Marc Innes-Brown PSM | AB | 21 June 2017 | 2021 | 3–4 years | [19] |
16 | Miles Armitage | AB | 14 October 2021 | incumbent | 2 years, 245 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.
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