The Ambassador of Australia to Denmark is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia in Denmark. The Ambassador, since August 2021, is Kerin Ayyalaraju, who resides in Copenhagen.[1] The ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation for Iceland (1984–1997; since 2000) and Norway (since 2000). Accreditation was also previously held for Latvia and Lithuania following their regaining independence (1991–1997).[2] The embassy was first opened in November 1970, when the existing Consulate-General in Copenhagen was upgraded, and the embassy remained until it was closed in May 1997 due to "budgetary pressures". While accreditation passed to the Australian Embassy in Sweden in the period after that, the embassy was reopened May 2000.[3]
| Ambassador of Australia to Denmark | |
|---|---|
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Incumbent Kerin Ayyalaraju since August 2021 | |
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Residence | Copenhagen |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
| Appointer | Governor-General of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | Lloyd Thomson (resident in The Hague) |
| Formation | November 1970 |
| Website | Australian Embassy, Denmark |
List of heads of mission edit
| Ordinal | Name | Title | Other offices | Residency | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lloyd Thomson | Ambassador of Australia to Denmark | The Hague, Netherlands | November 1970 | 1971 | 0–1 years | [4] | |
| (n/a) | Gerald Harding | Chargé d'affaires | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1971 | 1974 | 2–3 years | ||
| 2 | Ruth Dobson | Ambassador of Australia to Denmark | A | 1974 | 1978 | 3–4 years | ||
| 3 | James Humphreys | A | 1978 | 1980 | 1–2 years | |||
| 4 | Ronald Walker | A | 1980 | 1983 | 2–3 years | |||
| 5 | Anthony Dingle | A | 1983 | 1987 | 3–4 years | |||
| 6 | Jeffrey Benson | A | 1987 | 1991 | 3–4 years | |||
| 7 | John Burgess | ABC | 4 March 1991 | April 1995 | 4 years | [5] | ||
| 8 | Garry Conroy | ABC | April 1995 | May 1997 | 2 years, 1 month | [6] | ||
| 9 | Judith Pead | Stockholm, Sweden | May 1997 | 1999 | 1–2 years | |||
| 10 | Stephen Brady | 1999 | May 2000 | 0–1 years | [7] | |||
| 11 | Malcolm Leader | AD | Copenhagen, Denmark | May 2000 | 2003 | 2–3 years | [8] | |
| (n/a) | Charles Stuart | Chargé d'affaires | 2003 | 2003 | 0 years | |||
| 12 | Matthew Peek | Ambassador of Australia to Denmark | AD | 2003 | 2006 | 2–3 years | [9] | |
| 13 | Sharyn Minahan | AD | 2006 | 2010 | 3–4 years | [10] | ||
| 14 | James Choi | AD | 2010 | 2013 | 2–3 years | [11] | ||
| 15 | Damien Miller | AD | 2013 | 11 April 2017 | 3–4 years | [12] | ||
| 16 | MaryEllen Miller | AD | 11 April 2017 | December 2020 | 3 years, 7 months | [13][14] | ||
| (n/a) | Asmeret Kidane | Chargé d'affaires | August 2021 | August 2021 | 0–1 years | |||
| 17 | Kerin Ayyalaraju | Ambassador of Australia to Denmark | AD | August 2021 | incumbent | 2 years, 8 months | [15] |
Notes edit
- ^A Also non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland, 1984–1997; since 2000.
- ^B Also non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia, 1991–1997.
- ^C Also non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania, 1991–1997.
- ^D Also non-resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway, since 2000.
References edit
- ^ CA 6942:Australian Embassy, Denmark [Copenhagen], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 18 April 2015
- ^ Hawke, Bob (27 August 1991). "Govt. to establish full diplomatic relations with the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania" (Press release). Australian Government.
- ^ Crosio, Janice; Downer, Alexander (29 September 1999). "QUESTIONS ON NOTICE - Australian Embassy: Copenhagen". House Hansard. Parliament of Australia.
- ^ "Posts in Denmark, Norway". The Canberra Times. ACT. 9 November 1970. p. 9.
- ^ Evans, Gareth (4 March 1991). "Diplomatic Appointment – Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government.
- ^ McMullan, Bob (9 January 1995). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (2 July 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (17 May 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (2 July 2003). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador To Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (3 July 2006). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
- ^ Smith, Stephen (1 April 2010). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ Carr, Bob (1 April 2013). "Ambassador to Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Ambassador to Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Sadly the time has come to farewell Copenhagen..." Twitter.
- ^ Payne, Marise (4 August 2021). "Ambassador to Denmark". Minister for Foreign Affairs (Press release). Australian Government. Retrieved 26 June 2022.