List of High Commissioners of Australia to Malaysia

High Commissioner of Australia to Malaysia
Incumbent
Andrew Goledzinowski AM
since 20 November 2017
Style His Excellency
Seat Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Inaugural holder Tom Critchley
Formation 1955
Website malaysia.highcommission.gov.au

The High Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Australia to Malaysia is the head of Australia's diplomatic mission to Malaysia. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is based in the High Commission of Australia, Kuala Lumpur.

Australia was one of 15 countries to establish formal diplomatic relations with the Federation of Malaya in 1957 soon after independence.[1]

List of heads of mission

High Commissioners to Malaysia

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Tom Critchley19551965[2][3]
Allan Eastman19651969[4]
John Rowland19691972[5]
Alfred Parsons19721976[6]
Graham Feakes19761980[7]
Garry Woodard19801984
David W. Evans19841987
Cavan Hogue19871990
Frank Murray19901993[8]
John Dauth19931996[9]
Bill Farmer19961997
Bob Cotton19972000[10]
Peter Varghese20002003[11]
James Wise23 October 200230 January 2007[12]
Penny Williams30 January 20075 May 2010[13]
Miles Kupa5 May 201026 November 2013[14]
Rod Smith PSM26 November 201320 November 2017[15]
Andrew Goledzinowski AM20 November 2017Incumbent[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ CA 2985:Australian High Commission, Malaysia [Kuala Lumpur], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 16 April 2015
  2. ↑ "Critchley honoured". The Canberra Times. ACT. 22 November 1965. p. 1.
  3. ↑ "Replacing Mr Critchley: Transfer leaves diplomatic void". The Canberra Times. ACT. 17 November 1965. p. 15.
  4. ↑ "New posting for envoys". The Canberra Times. 1 November 1965. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "Envoy to Malaysia named". The Canberra Times. 15 March 1969. p. 3.
  6. ↑ "Diplomatic postings listed". The Canberra Times. 18 November 1972. p. 8.
  7. ↑ "New envoy to Malaysia". The Canberra Times. 29 March 1976. p. 3.
  8. ↑ "Envoy appointed". The Canberra Times. 23 April 1990. p. 4.
  9. ↑ "Dauth posted to Malaysia". The Canberra Times. 27 March 1993. p. 4.
  10. ↑ Downer, Alexander (25 March 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Malaysia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  11. ↑ Downer, Alexander (4 November 1999). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Malaysia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  12. ↑ Downer, Alexander (23 October 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Malaysia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  13. ↑ Downer, Alexander (30 January 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment – High Commissioner to Malaysia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  14. ↑ Smith, Stephen (5 May 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to Malaysia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014.
  15. ↑ Bishop, Julie (26 November 2013). "High Commissioner to Malaysia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014.
  16. ↑ Bishop, Julie (20 November 2017). "High Commissioner to Malaysia" (Press release). Australian Government.
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