List of ambassadors of Australia to Croatia

The Ambassador of Australia to Croatia 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 Republic of Croatia in Zagreb. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is currently held by Elizabeth Petrovic.

Ambassador of Australia to Croatia
Incumbent
Elizabeth Petrovic
since 2017
StyleHer Excellency
ResidenceZagreb
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderMichael Wilson
Formation13 February 1992
WebsiteAustralian Embassy in Zagreb

Croatia and Australia have enjoyed official diplomatic relations since 1967, when Australia opened an Embassy to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (which included the Socialist Republic of Croatia) in Belgrade. However, with the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Prime Minister Bob Hawke acted quickly to recognise the newly independent former Yugoslav Republics of Slovenia and Croatia.[1] Australia became one of the first countries to recognise Croatia's independence, on 16 January 1992, and diplomatic relations were established on 13 February 1992, with the Australian Ambassador in Vienna receiving non-resident accreditation as the first Australian Ambassador to Croatia. The first Ambassador, Michael Wilson, presented his credentials to President Franjo Tudjman in March 1992. A resident embassy was not established until October 1999, when the Australian Government appointed Neil Francis as the first Ambassador resident in Zagreb.[2]

Office-holders

Ambassadors resident in Vienna
NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Michael Wilson13 February 19921993
Ronald Walker19931996[3]
Lance JosephFebruary 1997October 1999[2]

Ambassadors resident in Zagreb
NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Neil FrancisOctober 1999November 2003[2]
Anna GeorgeNovember 2003September 2006[4]
Tracy ReidSeptember 2006December 2009[5]
Beverly MercerDecember 2009December 2012[6]
Susan CoxDecember 20122017[7][8][9]
Elizabeth Petrovic2017[10]

See also

References
  1. "Hawke veers to EC stance". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 6 September 1991. p. 7. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. Downer, Alexander (20 September 1999). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Croatia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  3. "Austrian posting". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 2 December 1992. p. 21. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  4. Downer, Alexander (6 August 2003). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Croatia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015.
  5. Downer, Alexander (28 July 2006). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Croatia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  6. Smith, Stephen (18 November 2009). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Croatia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  7. Carr, Bob (28 September 2012). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Croatia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  8. "New ambassador appointed to Croatia". News Corp. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  9. "Predsjednik Josipović primio vjerodajnice veleposlanice Australije" (in Croatian). President of Croatia. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  10. Bishop, Julie (18 November 2016). "Ambassador to Croatia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017.
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