List of ambassadors of Australia to France

The Ambassador of Australia to France 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 French Republic. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and holds non-resident accreditation for Algeria, Mauritania (since 2001),[1] Monaco. From April 1976 to March 1991 there was a resident Ambassador in Algeria and has since been held by the ambassador, excepting a period from 1999–2002 when it was held by the Ambassador in Cairo.[2] From October 1972 – August 1975, October 1976 – August 1978, January 1988 – September 1990, and March 1994 – September 1996 the Ambassador served as Permanent Delegate of Australia to UNESCO, a role that is now held by the Deputy Head of Mission. The Deputy Head also serves as the non-resident accredited Ambassador to Chad. From 1978 to 2017, the ambassador had responsibility for relations with Morocco until the establishment of a resident embassy in Rabat.[3]

Ambassador of Australia to France
Incumbent
Brendan Berne
since 21 July 2017
StyleHis Excellency
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderWilliam Hodgson
Formation11 March 1945
WebsiteAustralian Embassy, France

The Ambassador is currently Brendan Berne, and France and Australia have enjoyed official diplomatic relations since 1945 when Australia opened its Legation in Paris.[4] The Legation was upgraded to Embassy status when Keith Officer was appointed in April 1950 to succeed William Hodgson.[5]

Office-holders

Minister to France
NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
William Hodgson11 March 194518 April 1950[6]

Ambassadors
NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Keith Officer18 April 19501955[7]
Alfred Stirling19551959[8]
Edward Ronald Walker19591968
Alan Renouf19691973[9]
Harold David Anderson19731978[10]
John Rowland19781982[11]
Peter Curtis19821987[12]
Ted Pocock19871991
Clive Jones19911993[13]
Alan Brown19931996
John Spender19962000[14]
Bill Fisher20002005[15]
Penny Wensley20052008[16]
David Ritchie20082011[17]
Ric Wells20112014[18]
Stephen Brady31 March 201421 July 2017[19]
Brendan Berne21 July 2017present[20]

Ambassadors to Algeria
NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
B.W. Woodberry (Chargé d'affaires19751976
John Anthony Piper19761979[21]
John Brook19791980
Michael McKeown19801984[22]
C. G. O'Hanlon19841986
J. N. Skinner19871989
M. P. F. Smith19891991

See also

References
  1. "Australia and Mauritania Establish Diplomatic Relations" (Media Release). Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer. DFAT. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. CA 8166: Australian Embassy, Algeria [Algiers], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 January 2016
  3. Bishop, Julie (12 May 2017). "Ambassador to Morocco" (Media Release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. CA 2751: Australian Embassy, France [Paris], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 28 April 2015
  5. "Legation at Moscow". Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 – 1950). WA: National Library of Australia. 3 May 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  6. "Colonel Hodgson New Minister to France". Army News (Darwin, NT : 1941 – 1946). Darwin, NT: National Library of Australia. 11 March 1945. p. 1. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  7. "Ambassador". Goulburn Evening Post. NSW. 1 March 1950. p. 5.
  8. "New Ambassador to Philippines Appointed". The Canberra Times. ACT. 19 February 1959. p. 3.
  9. "Renouf to FA". The Canberra Times. ACT. 29 August 1973. p. 1.
  10. "Envoy for Paris". The Canberra Times. ACT. 20 November 1973. p. 8.
  11. "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. ACT. 7 October 1978. p. 3.
  12. Campbell, Duncan (9 November 2013). "Skilled diplomat made the world his home". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014.
  13. "New ambassador". The Canberra Times. ACT. 31 May 1991. p. 14.
  14. Downer, Alexander (19 July 1996). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to France" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014.
  15. Downer, Alexander (18 August 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the French Republic" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
  16. Downer, Alexander (14 January 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the French Republic" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
  17. Smith, Stephen (10 January 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to France" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
  18. Rudd, Kevin (23 May 2011). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to France" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014.
  19. Bishop, Julie (31 March 2014). "Ambassador to France" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014.
  20. "Ambassador to France". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  21. "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 19 February 1976. p. 3.
  22. "Diplomatic postings". The Canberra Times. 1 August 1980. p. 7.
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