Representative office of Australia, Ramallah

Australian Representative to the Palestinian Authority
Incumbent Edward Russell since April 2022
Style	His Excellency
Nominator	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor General of Australia
Formation	23 August 2000
Website	Australian Representative Office, Ramallah

The Australian Representative Office, Ramallah is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic presence to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah. The office is headed by the Australian Representative to the Palestinian Authority, who is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. It is currently held by Mark Bailey.

On 23 August 2000 Australian Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, announced that the Australian Government would open an Australian Representative Office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, to manage relations with the Palestinian Authority. Speaking of the importance of such an office, Downer said, "At this critical moment in the history of the contemporary Middle East, it is important for Australia to be closely informed of developments, to strengthen its relations with all key parties, and to play a positive and constructive part in support of negotiations to secure a just and comprehensive peace. The decision to establish the Australian Representative Office represents a significant step toward meeting that need." The office opened on 6 September 2000.

Representatives

N	Name	Start of term	End of term
1	Steve Ben Horn	3 Feb 2001	2004
2	Glenn Miles	2004	????
3	????	????	2007
4	Ben Scott	2007	December 2009
5	Jenny Grant–Curnow	January 2010	December 2012
6	Tom Wilson	January 2013	December 2015
7	Marcia Pius	January 2016	2019
8	Mark Bailey	June 2019	2022
9	Edward Russell	12 April 2022	present

See also

• Foreign relations of Australia

External links

• Australian Representative Office, Ramallah