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Permanent Representative of Australia to the World Trade Organization

The ambassador and permanent representative of Australia to the World Trade Organization is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of Australia to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and continues Australia's representation to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT; 1948–1995), as a charter member joining the WTO to replace the GATT on 1 January 1995. The Permanent Mission to the WTO is based with the Australian Permanent Mission and Consulate-General in Geneva.[1] Prior to 1973, the role of Australia's representative on the GATT was filled by the Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office in Geneva.

Permanent Representative of Australia to the World Trade Organization
Incumbent
George Mina
since 27 October 2020 (2020-10-27)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports to
SeatGeneva, Switzerland
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holder
Formation
  • 1 August 1988 (1988-08-01) (GATT)
  • 1 November 1995 (1995-011-01) (WTO)
WebsiteAustralian Permanent Mission and Consulate-General, Geneva, Switzerland

Office holders

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# Officeholder Title Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 George Warwick Smith Special Trade Representative, Geneva 16 January 1973 (1973-01-16) 20 April 1976 (1976-04-20) 3 years, 95 days [2]
2 J. T. Fogarty January 1977 (1977-01) 1980 (1980) 2–3 years [3]
3 Francis Patrick Donovan 1980 (1980) 30 August 1982 (1982-08-30) 1–2 years [4]
4 Peter Stewart Field 30 August 1982 (1982-08-30) March 1985 (1985-03) 2 years, 6 months [4][5]
5 Alan Oxley March 1985 (1985-03) 1 August 1988 (1988-08-01) 4 years, 4 months [6][7]
Permanent Representative of Australia
to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 		1 August 1988 (1988-08-01) July 1989 (1989-07) [8][9][10][11]
6 David Hawes July 1989 (1989-07) March 1993 (1993-03) 3 years, 8 months [12]
7 Donald Kenyon March 1993 (1993-03) 1 January 1995 (1995-01-01) 3 years, 9 months [13]
Permanent Representative of Australia
to the World Trade Organization 		1 January 1995 (1995-01-01) December 1996 (1996-12)
8 Ted Delofski 11 December 1996 (1996-12-11) December 1997 (1997-12) 11 months [14]
9 Geoff Raby January 1998 (1998-01) August 2001 (2001-08) 3 years, 7 months [15][16]
10 David Spencer August 2001 (2001-08) August 2005 (2005-08) 4 years [17][18]
11 Bruce Gosper August 2005 (2005-08) 19 December 2008 (2008-12-19) 3 years, 4 months [19][20]
12 Peter Grey 19 December 2008 (2008-12-19) 1 March 2010 (2010-03-01) 1 year, 2 months [21][22]
13 Tim Yeend 1 March 2010 (2010-03-01) June 2013 (2013-06) 3 years, 3 months [23][24]
14 Hamish McCormick 25 June 2013 (2013-06-25) December 2016 (2016-12) 3 years, 5 months [25][26]
15 Frances Lisson January 2017 (2017-01) 27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 3 years, 9 months [27][28]
16 George Mina 27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) Incumbent 4 years, 25 days [29][30]

References

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