List of ambassadors of Australia to Turkey

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Ambassador to Turkey
Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Incumbent
Miles Armitage

since 2021
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceAnkara
WebsiteAustralian Embassy – Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia

The Australian Ambassador to Turkey is the Australian Government’s foremost diplomatic representative in 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]

Ambassadors

Name Start of term End of term References
Alan McNicoll 1968 1973 [4][5]
John McMillan 1973 1976 [6]
Roy Peachey 1976 1980 [7]
Barry Hall 1980 1984 [8]
Philip Peters 1984 1987 [9]
Don Witheford 1987 1992 [10]
Geoffrey Price 1992 14 December 1993
David Evans 14 December 1993 23 December 1997 [11]
Ian Forsyth 23 December 1997 6 June 2001 [12]
Jon Philp 6 June 2001 20 July 2004 [13]
Jean Dunn 20 July 2004 18 June 2007 [14]
Peter Doyle 18 June 2007 8 September 2010 [15]
Ian Biggs 8 September 2010 27 November 2013 [16]
James Larsen 27 November 2013 21 June 2017 [17]
Marc Innes-Brown PSM 21 June 2017 2021 [18]
Miles Armitage 2021 present [19]

See also

References

  1. ^ CA 4412: Australian Embassy, Turkey [Ankara], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 April 2015
  2. ^ Downer, Alexander (16 December 2005). "Improved Consular Assistance for Australian Travellers to Gallipoli" (Press release). Australian Government.
  3. ^ Bishop, Julie (18 October 2017). "Consul-General in Istanbul" (Press release). Australian Government.
  4. ^ "New Envoys". The Canberra Times. 8 June 1968. p. 1.
  5. ^ Pfennigwerth, Ian (2012). "McNicoll, Sir Alan Wedel Ramsay (1908–1987)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  6. ^ "Envoys named". The Canberra Times. 22 February 1973. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 13 August 1976. p. 3.
  8. ^ "Turkish posting". The Canberra Times. 30 August 1980. p. 7.
  9. ^ "New ambassador". The Canberra Times. 3 April 1984. p. 3.
  10. ^ "New Ambassador to Turkey named". The Canberra Times. 17 November 1987. p. 3.
  11. ^ "New diplomatic assignments". The Canberra Times. 14 December 1993. p. 12.
  12. ^ Downer, Alexander (23 December 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  13. ^ Downer, Alexander (6 June 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  14. ^ Downer, Alexander (20 July 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  15. ^ Downer, Alexander (18 June 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  16. ^ Smith, Stephen (8 September 2010). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  17. ^ Bishop, Julie (27 November 2013). "Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.
  18. ^ Bishop, Julie (21 June 2017). "Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government.
  19. ^ "Ambassador to Turkey". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.

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