List of ambassadors of Australia to Brazil
(Redirected from List of Australian Ambassadors to Brazil)
Ambassador to Brazil | |
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Incumbent Tim Kane since November 2018 | |
Style | His Excellency |
Residence | Brasilia |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
Appointer | Governor-General of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Lewis Macgregor (as Minister to Brazil) |
Formation | 1945 |
The Australian Ambassador to Brazil is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in Brazil. The current Ambassador since November 2018 is Tim Kane, who resides in Brasilia.[1]
List of heads of mission
Ordinal | Officeholder | Title | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
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1 | Lewis Macgregor | Minister to Brazil | 1945 | 1948 | 2–3 years | |
n/a | Torrence Doig | Chargé d'affaires | 1948 | 1950 | 1–2 years | |
2 | Peter Heydon | Minister to Brazil | 1951 | 1953 | 1–2 years | |
n/a | John Ryan | Chargé d'affaires | 1953 | 1954 | 0–1 years | |
3 | Cedric Kellway | Ambassador of Australia to Brazil | 1954 | 1959 | 4–5 years | |
4 | Donald Mackinnon | 1959 | 1960 | 0–1 years | ||
5 | Stewart Wolfe Jamieson | 1960 | 1962 | 1–2 years | ||
5 | Owen Davis | 1962 | 1964 | 1–2 years | ||
n/a | Rodney Hodgson | Chargé d'affaires | 1964 | 1965 | 0–1 years | |
6 | John McMillan | Ambassador of Australia to Brazil | 1965 | 1971 | 5–6 years | |
7 | Frederick Homer | 1971 | 1974 | 2–3 years | ||
8 | John Kelso | 1974 | 1978 | 3–4 years | ||
9 | Rudolph Schneemann | 1978 | 1981 | 2–3 years | ||
10 | Bruce Woodberry | 1981 | 1985 | 3–4 years | ||
11 | Warwick Weemaes | 1985 | 1988 | 2–3 years | [2] | |
12 | Warwick Pearson | 1988 | 1992 | 3–4 years | ||
13 | Alan Thomas | 1992 | 1995 | 2–3 years | ||
14 | Charles Mott | 1995 | 1998 | 2–3 years | [3] | |
15 | Garry Conroy | 1998 | 2002 | 3–4 years | [4] | |
16 | John Sullivan | 2002 | 2005 | 2–3 years | [5] | |
17 | Peter Heyward | 2005 | 2008 | 2–3 years | [6] | |
18 | Neil Mules | 2008 | 2011 | 2–3 years | [7] | |
19 | Brett Hackett | 2011 | February 2014 | 2–3 years | [8] | |
20 | Patrick Lawless | February 2014 | February 2016 | 2 years | [9] | |
21 | John Richardson | February 2016 | September 2018 | 2 years, 7 months | [10] | |
22 | Tim Kane | November 2018 | incumbent | 5 years, 10 months | [11][12] |
See also
References
- ^ CA 8026: Australian Embassy, Brazil [Brasilia], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 2 May 2015
- ^ "Ambassador named". The Canberra Times. 18 May 1985. p. 3.
- ^ Evans, Gareth (26 September 1995). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (2 February 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (29 January 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (7 April 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (12 October 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
- ^ Rudd, Kevin (8 December 2010). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015.
- ^ Bishop, Julie (12 February 2014). "Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.
- ^ Bishop, Julie (14 January 2016). "Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Ambassador to Brazil". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry". Hansard: Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2022.