List of ambassadors of Australia to Laos
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The Ambassador of Australia to Laos 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic. The Ambassador resides in Vientiane.[1] The Australian Government first announced it would open an embassy in Vientiane in 1962. The current ambassador, since February 2021, is Paul Kelly.
Ambassador of Australia to Laos | |
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Incumbent since 5 February 2021Paul Kelly | |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
Style | His Excellency |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | Vientiane |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
Appointer | Governor General of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Arthur Morris |
Formation | 1963 |
List of heads of mission
editOrdinal | Officeholder | Title | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
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1 | David McNicol | Minister to Laos | 1955 | 1956 | 0–1 years | [2] |
2 | Frederick Blakeney | 1956 | 1957 | 0–1 years | ||
3 | Bill Forsyth | Minister to Laos | 1959 | 1960 | 0–1 years | [3] |
4 | Arthur Morris | 1960 | 1963 | 3–4 years | [4][5] | |
Ambassador of Australia to Laos | 1963 | 1964 | ||||
5 | Barrie Dexter | 1964 | 1967 | 2–3 years | [6] | |
6 | John Ryan | 1968 | 1969 | 0–1 years | ||
7 | Peter Curtis | 1970 | 1972 | 1–2 years | ||
8 | A. H. Borthwick | 1973 | 1976 | 2–3 years | ||
9 | J. A. Forsythe | 1977 | 1978 | 0–1 years | ||
10 | Bruce Woodberry | 1979 | 1980 | 0–1 years | [7] | |
11 | Philip Peters | 1981 | 1985 | 3–4 years | [8] | |
12 | J. B. Campbell | 1986 | 1986 | 0 years | ||
13 | P. A. Jackson | 1987 | 1990 | 2–3 years | ||
14 | M. D. Mann | 1991 | 1994 | 2–3 years | ||
15 | Roland Rich | 1994 | 1997 | 2–3 years | ||
16 | Karina Campbell | 1997 | 2000 | 2–3 years | [9] | |
17 | Michael Jonathan Thwaites | 2000 | 2004 | 3–4 years | [10] | |
18 | Alistair Charles Maclean | 2004 | 2007 | 2–3 years | [11] | |
19 | Michele Forster | 2007 | 2011 | 3–4 years | [12] | |
20 | Lynda Worthaisong | 2011 | 2014 | 2–3 years | [13] | |
21 | John Williams | 2014 | 2018 | 3–4 years | [14] | |
22 | Jean-Bernard Carrasco | January 2018 | 2020 | 1–2 years | [15] | |
23 | Paul Kelly | 5 February 2021 | incumbent | 3 years, 260 days | [16][17] |
References
edit- ^ CA 2772:Australian Embassy, Laos [Vientiane], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 April 2015
- ^ "Diplomat for Vietnam post". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 2 December 1954. p. 1.
- ^ Chad Mitcham, ‘Forsyth, William Douglass (Bill)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/forsyth-william-douglass-bill-27737, published online 2018; "Ambassador to Vietnam appointed". The Canberra Times. 2 July 1959. p. 2.
The Government has raised the Australian Legation in Vietnam to the status of an Embassy and has appointed Mr. W. D. Forsyth as Australia's first Ambassador in Saigon.
- ^ "Minister for East". The Canberra Times. ACT. 31 December 1960. p. 3.
- ^ "Mr Arthur Malcolm Morris". The Canberra Times. ACT. 18 January 1963. p. 2.
- ^ "Appointment for Laos". The Canberra Times. ACT. 20 June 1964. p. 7.
- ^ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 2 September 1978. p. 3.
- ^ "Laos post". The Canberra Times. 2 June 1981. p. 3.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (18 June 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (5 July 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (21 June 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (18 June 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
- ^ Rudd, Kevin (22 December 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015.
- ^ Bishop, Julie (5 November 2013). "Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015.
- ^ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Ambassador to Lao PDR". 16 December 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Austcham Lao PDR". Facebook. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2022.