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List of ambassadors of Australia to Greece

The Ambassador of Australia to Greece 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 Hellenic Republic. The Ambassador resides in Athens and holds non-resident accreditation for Bulgaria and Romania.[1] From 2004 to 2013, accreditation was also held for Albania, when it reverted to the Embassy in Rome.

Ambassador of Australia to Greece
Incumbent
Arthur Spyrou
since December 2019 (December 2019)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceAthens
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderAlfred Stirling
Formation1964

The current ambassador, since December 2019, is Arthur Spyrou.

List of ambassadors edit

Ordinal Officeholder Other offices Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Alfred Stirling 1964 (1964) 1965 (1965) 0–1 years [2]
2 Jo Gullett A 31 May 1965 (1965-05-31) 1968 (1968) 2–3 years [3]
3 Hugh Gilchrist A 1968 (1968) 1972 (1972) 3–4 years [4]
4 Barry Hall AB 1972 (1972) 1974 (1974) 1–2 years [5]
5 Donald Horne AB 1974 (1974) 1976 (1976) 1–2 years [6]
6 Les Johnson AB 1976 (1976) 1980 (1980) 3–4 years
7 Marshall Johnston AB 1980 (1980) 1984 (1984) 3–4 years [7]
8 Donald Kingsmill AB 1984 (1984) 1987 (1987) 2–3 years [8]
9 Kevin Gates AB 1987 (1987) 1991 (1991) 3–4 years [9]
10 Alan Edwards AB 1991 (1991) 1996 (1996) 4–5 years [10]
11 Robert Merrillees AB 1996 (1996) 1998 (1998) 1–2 years [11]
12 Ross Burns AB 1988 (1988) 1991 (1991) 2–3 years [12]
13 Stuart Hume ABC 2001 (2001) 2005 (2005) 3–4 years [13]
14 Paul Tighe ABC 2005 (2005) 2008 (2008) 2–3 years [14]
15 Jeremy Newman ABC 2008 (2008) 2011 (2011) 2–3 years [15]
16 Jenny Bloomfield ABC 2011 (2011) 2014 (2014) 2–3 years [16]
17 John Griffin AB 2014 (2014) 20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) 2–3 years [17]
18 Kate Logan AB 20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) December 2019 (2019-12) 2 years, 1 month [18]
19 Arthur Spyrou AB December 2019 (2019-12) incumbent 4 years, 5 months [19][20]

Notes edit

^A Also non-resident Australian Ambassador to Romania, since 18 March 1968.
^B Also non-resident Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, since 5 April 1972.
^C Also non-resident Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, 2004 to 2013.

References edit

  1. ^ CA 8021: Australian Embassy, Greece [Athens], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 16 April 2015
  2. ^ "Embassy in Athens". The Canberra Times. 10 March 1964. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Envoy leaves for Greece". The Canberra Times. 10 May 1965. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Envoy named". The Canberra Times. 22 May 1968. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Foreign Affairs changes". The Canberra Times. 12 June 1972. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Envoy to Greece to change". The Canberra Times. 12 April 1974. p. 4.
  7. ^ "Ambassadors". The Canberra Times. 28 March 1980. p. 3.
  8. ^ "New envoy to Greece". The Canberra Times. 30 May 1984. p. 3.
  9. ^ "Former Indonesian military chief is new ambassador". The Age. 2 September 1987. p. 6. Mr Kevin Gates, a former ambassador to Mexico City, was yesterday confirmed as Australia's ambassador to Greece
  10. ^ "New ambassadors". The Canberra Times. 6 June 1991. p. 2.
  11. ^ Evans, Gareth (13 October 1995). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Greece" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  12. ^ Downer, Alexander (16 December 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  13. ^ Downer, Alexander (25 May 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  14. ^ Downer, Alexander (26 August 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Greece" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  15. ^ Smith, Stephen (8 February 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Greece" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
  16. ^ Rudd, Kevin (17 July 2011). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Greece" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015.
  17. ^ Bishop, Julie (3 June 2014). "Ambassador to Greece" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015.
  18. ^ Bishop, Julie (20 October 2017). "Ambassador to Greece" (Press release). Australian Government.
  19. ^ "Ambassador to Greece". DFAT. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  20. ^ Kampouris, Nick. "Australia Names Arthur Spyrou as Canberra's New Ambassador to Greece | Greek Reporter Australia". Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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