List of ambassadors of Australia to Thailand

The Australian Ambassador to Thailand is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in Thailand. The Ambassador is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to Thailand. The Ambassador resides in Bangkok.[1] The Embassy's work has been assisted since 14 June 2016 by a consulate-general in Phuket.[2]

Ambassador to Thailand
Incumbent
Paul Robilliard
since October 2014 (2014-10)
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceBangkok
Inaugural holderBertram Ballard
Formation1952
WebsiteAustralian Embassy, Thailand

List of heads of mission
NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Bertram Ballard19521955[3]
David Hay19551957
Keith Waller19581961[4]
Malcolm Booker19621963
Allan Loomes19641968
David McNicol19681969[5]
Tom Critchley19691973[6]
D.C. Goss19741975
Marshall Johnston19751978
Gordon Jockel19781985
Richard Smith19851988[7]
Richard Butler19891992
John McCarthy 19921994
Cavan Hogue19941997[8]
William Fisher19982000[9]
Miles Kupa20002005[10]
Bill Paterson20052008[11]
Paul Grigson20082010[12]
James Wise2010October 2014[13]
Paul RobilliardOctober 2014present[14][15]

Consuls-General in Phuket
NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Craig Ferguson3 August 20162019[16]
Matthew Barclay2019present[17]

See also

References
  1. CA 2785: Australian Embassy, Thailand [Bangkok], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 26 April 2015
  2. Bishop, Julie (13 June 2016). "New Consulate-General in Phuket" (Media release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. "Minister to Thailand Appointed". The West Australian. WA. 5 April 1952. p. 9.
  4. "Ambassador to Thailand". The Canberra Times. 21 March 1957. p. 2.
  5. "New envoy to Thailand". The Canberra Times. 4 June 1968. p. 3.
  6. "Thailand post filled". The Canberra Times. 4 September 1969. p. 11.
  7. "Ambassador to Thailand named". The Canberra Times. 22 May 1985. p. 3.
  8. Downer, Alexander (20 August 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  9. Downer, Alexander (20 August 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
  10. Downer, Alexander (22 September 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  11. Downer, Alexander (13 October 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  12. Smith, Stephen (16 June 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.
  13. Smith, Stephen (18 August 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014.
  14. Bishop, Julie (24 August 2014). "Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government.
  15. Murdoch, Lindsay (9 October 2014). "Thailand the latest country without US ambassador". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
  16. Bishop, Julie (3 August 2016). "Consul-General in Phuket" (Media release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  17. Payne, Marise (28 August 2019). "Consul-General in Phuket" (Media release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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