List of ambassadors of Australia to Brazil
Appearance
Ambassador of Australia to Brazil | |
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Incumbent since November 2018Tim Kane | |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
Style | His Excellency |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | Brasilia |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
Appointer | Governor-General of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Lewis Macgregor (as Minister to Brazil) |
Formation | 1945 |
The Ambassador of Australia to Brazil is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Federative Republic of Brazil. The current Ambassador since November 2018 is Tim Kane, who resides in Brasilia.[1]
List of heads of mission
[edit]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 | 6 years | [11][12] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.