List of ambassadors of Australia to Vietnam

Ambassador to Vietnam
Incumbent
Craig Chittick
since 4 May 2016
Style His Excellency
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Website Australian Embassy, Vietnam

The Australian Ambassador to Vietnam is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to Vietnam. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and has resided exclusively in Hanoi since 1975. The ambassador's work has been assisted since 1994 by a Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City.[1][2][3][4]

Posting history

The Australian Embassy to the Republic of Vietnam was evacuated in the days before the Fall of Saigon.[5][6]

On 26 February 1973, Australia established diplomatic relations with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and opened its Embassy in Hanoi on 28 July 1973. David Wilson was appointed the first Ambassador on 7 November 1973.[3] On 22 August 1975, with the collapse of the government of the Republic of Vietnam on 30 April 1975, Australia established diplomatic relations with the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam, with ambassador Wilson in Hanoi holding non-resident accreditation to the provisional government from 8 August 1975. On 22 January 1976 Wilson presented his credentials in Saigon.[3] On 2 July 1976, it was announced that North and South Vietnam had merged to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, with Hanoi as the capital, and the Australian Embassy continued its representation there.[4] A Consulate-General opened in Ho Chi Minh City in November 1994.[7]

Heads of mission

Ministers to Vietnam

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
John Rowland (Charge d'Affaires)19521952[8][9]
John Quinn19521955
David McNicol19551956[10]
Frederick Blakeney19561957[11]

Ambassadors to the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Bill Forsyth19591961[12]
Brian Clarence Hill19611964[13]
Harold David Anderson19641966[14]
Lew Border19661968[15][16]
Ralph Harry19681970[17]
Arthur Morris19701973[18][19]
M. J. Cook19731974
Geoffrey John Price197425 April 1975[20]
Republic replaced by Provisional Revolutionary Government
David Wilson (resident in Hanoi)8 August 19752 July 1976[21]

Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Bruce Woodberry (Charge d'affaires)28 July 19731974[22]
Graeme Lewis (Charge d'affaires)1974February 1974[23][24]
David WilsonFebruary 19742 July 1976[25]

Ambassadors to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
David Wilson2 July 1976September 1976[4]
John BrookSeptember 1976January 1979[26]
Philip KnightJanuary 1979April 1981[27]
John McCarthyApril 1981September 1983[28]
Richard BroinowskiSeptember 1983January 1986[29]
Ian LincolnJanuary 1986September 1988[30]
Graham AllibandSeptember 1988August 1991[31]
Michael PottsAugust 1991October 1994[32]
Susan BoydOctober 1994June 1998[33]
Michael MannJune 1998August 2002[34]
Joe ThwaitesAugust 200222 April 2005[35]
Bill Tweddell22 April 200530 July 2008[36]
Allaster Cox30 July 20085 May 2012[37]
Hugh Borrowman5 May 20124 May 2016[38][39]
Craig Chittick4 May 2016date[40][41]

Consuls-General in Ho Chi Minh City

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Peter BaxterNovember 1994June 1997[42]
Lisa FilipettoJune 1997August 2001[42]
Dr Stephen HenninghamAugust 2001August 2005[43]
Malcolm SkellyAugust 2005September 2008[44]
Graeme SwiftSeptember 200811 December 2011[45]
John James McAnulty11 December 201115 December 2015[46]
Karen Lanyon15 December 2015date[47]

References

  1. ↑ CA 2773: Australian Embassy, Republic of Vietnam [Saigon], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 February 2016
  2. ↑ CA 2768: Australian Legation to the Associated States of Indo-China [Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia]/(from 26 October 1955) Republic of Vietnam [Saigon], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 February 2016
  3. 1 2 3 CA 2774: Australian Embassy, Democratic Republic of Vietnam [Hanoi], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 February 2016
  4. 1 2 3 CA 2775: Australian Embassy, Hanoi [Vietnam], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 February 2016
  5. ↑ Juddery, Bruce (5 June 1975). "Saigon embassy to reopen 'soon'". The Canberra Times. ACT.
  6. ↑ National Archives of Australia (April 2007), Have you locked the door?, Australian Government, archived from the original on 9 March 2016
  7. ↑ CA 8838: Australian Consulate-General, Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 March 2018
  8. ↑ "Vietnam to send Minister". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 17 November 1952. p. 3.
  9. ↑ "Australian Minister to Indo-China". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 13 November 1952. p. 6.
  10. ↑ "Diplomat for Vietnam post". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 2 December 1954. p. 1.
  11. ↑ "Mr Blakeney will be Minister to Cambodia". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 23 November 1956. p. 11.
  12. ↑ "Ambassador to Vietnam appointed". The Canberra Times. 2 July 1959. p. 2. The Government has raised the Australian Legation in Vietnam to the status of an Embassy and has appointed Mr. W. D. Forsyth as Australia's first Ambassador in Saigon.
  13. ↑ "New envoy named for S. Vietnam". The Canberra Times. 1 November 1961. p. 5.
  14. ↑ "Ambassadors for two posts". The Canberra Times. 16 December 1963. p. 1.
  15. ↑ "Australia appoints new man in Saigon". The Canberra Times. 8 June 1966. p. 1.
  16. ↑ "Ambassador leaves". The Canberra Times. 1 July 1968. p. 9.
  17. ↑ "New envoy appointed". The Canberra Times. 6 June 1968. p. 5.
  18. ↑ "New envoy to go to Vietnam". The Canberra Times. 13 November 1970. p. 3.
  19. ↑ "Enovy change". The Canberra Times. ACT. 1 May 1973. p. 3.
  20. ↑ "Ambassador appointed". The Canberra Times. ACT. 18 December 1973.
  21. ↑ Edwards, Peter (1 May 2006), The fall of Saigon, 1975, Australian Government, archived from the original on 12 February 2014, By early 1975, Australia had opened a diplomatic mission in North Vietnam as well as the embassy in South Vietnam. In March, Graeme Lewis, the chargé d'affaires in Hanoi, flew to Vientiane to meet David Wilson, who was about to become the first ambassador in Hanoi.
  22. ↑ "Australia to have man in Hanoi soon". The Canberra Times. 12 July 1973. p. 1.
  23. ↑ Edwards, Peter (1 May 2006), "The fall of Saigon, 1975", Speech delivered at the National Archives of Australia, Australian Government, archived from the original on 27 February 2002
  24. ↑ Comments on situation in North Vietnam by former Australian Charge, Wikileaks, 15 November 1974
  25. ↑ Edwards, Peter (1 May 2006), The fall of Saigon, 1975, Australian Government, archived from the original on 12 February 2014, By early 1975, Australia had opened a diplomatic mission in North Vietnam as well as the embassy in South Vietnam. In March, Graeme Lewis, the chargé d'affaires in Hanoi, flew to Vientiane to meet David Wilson, who was about to become the first ambassador in Hanoi.
  26. ↑ "New envoy to Vietnam named". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 August 1976. p. 2.
  27. ↑ "In Brief: Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 21 July 1978. p. 3.
  28. ↑ "Hanoi post filled". The Canberra Times. 18 March 1981. p. 3.
  29. ↑ "New Ambassador to Vietnam appointed". The Canberra Times. 2 June 1983. p. 3.
  30. ↑ "Ambassador named". The Canberra Times. 7 December 1985. p. 11.
  31. ↑ "In brief: New diplomatic appointments". The Canberra Times. 6 June 1988. p. 3.
  32. ↑ Downer, Alexander. "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to PNG" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  33. ↑ "Ambassador Boyd". The Canberra Times. 30 June 1994. p. 5.
  34. ↑ Downer, Alexander (23 April 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Vietnam" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  35. ↑ Downer, Alexander (25 January 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Vietnam" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  36. ↑ Downer, Alexander (22 April 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Vietnam" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  37. ↑ Smith, Stephen (30 July 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Vietnam" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.
  38. ↑ Carr, Bob (5 May 2012). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Vietnam" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
  39. ↑ Peatling, Stephanie (6 May 2012). "Borrowman an ambassador". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012.
  40. ↑ Bishop, Julie (4 May 2016). "Ambassador to Vietnam" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016.
  41. ↑ "Former resident takes on top posting". Nambucca Guardian. Fairfax Media. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  42. 1 2 Downer, Alexander (16 May 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Consul-General to Ho Chi Minh City" (Press release). Australian Government.
  43. ↑ Downer, Alexander (8 February 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City" (Press release). Australian Government.
  44. ↑ Downer, Alexander (22 June 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City" (Press release). Australian Government.
  45. ↑ Smith, Stephen (30 May 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - Consul-General, Ho Chi Minh City" (Press release). Australian Government.
  46. ↑ Rudd, Kevin (11 December 2011). "Diplomatic Appointment - Consul-General, Ho Chi Minh City" (Press release). Australian Government.
  47. ↑ Bishop, Julie (15 December 2015). "Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City" (Press release). Australian Government.
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