List of Australian special interests Ambassadors and Envoys
Australian special interests Ambassadors and Envoys are specially-appointed officers of Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to represent the interests of the Commonwealth of Australia abroad on a larger scale (such as by continent) or through representing the Commonwealth's approach to various international issues. While the special interest Ambassadors-at-Large are appointed in the same manner as would a normal Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, they are not credentialed to any state and thus have no treaty-making powers. Special Envoys are typically appointed by the Prime Minister of Australia.
Special interests ambassadors
Ambassadors for Counter-Terrorism
# | Officeholder | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nick Warner | 20 March 2003 (2003-03-20) | 14 August 2003 (2003-08-14) | 147 days | [1] |
2 | Les Luck | 14 August 2003 (2003-08-14) | 20 July 2006 (2006-07-20) | 2 years, 340 days | [2] |
3 | Mike Smith | 20 July 2006 (2006-07-20) | 5 September 2008 (2008-09-05) | 2 years, 47 days | [3] |
4 | Bill Paterson | 5 September 2008 (2008-09-05) | 14 March 2013 (2013-03-14) | 4 years, 190 days | [4] |
5 | Bill Fisher | 14 March 2013 (2013-03-14) | 18 May 2014 (2014-05-18) | 1 year, 65 days | [5] |
6 | Miles Armitage | 18 May 2014 (2014-05-18) | 21 July 2016 (2016-07-21) | 2 years, 64 days | [6] |
7 | Paul Foley | 21 July 2016 (2016-07-21) | 18 February 2021 (2021-02-18) | 4 years, 212 days | [7] |
8 | Roger Noble | 18 February 2021 (2021-02-18) | 9 February 2023 (2023-02-09) | 1 year, 356 days | [8] |
9 | Richard Feakes | 22 May 2023 (2023-05-22) | Incumbent | 1 year, 23 days | [9] |
Ambassadors for the Environment
# | Officeholder | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sir Ninian Stephen | 1989 (1989) | 1992 (1992) | 2–3 years | |||
2 | Penelope Wensley | 1992 (1992) | January 1996 (January 1996) | 3–4 years | |||
3 | Howard Bamsey | January 1996 (1996-01) | September 1997 (1997-09) | 1 year, 8 months | [10] | ||
4 | Meg McDonald | September 1997 (1997-09) | November 1998 (1998-11) | 1 year, 2 months | [11] | ||
5 | Ralph Hillman | November 1998 (1998-11) | March 2002 (2002-03) | 3 years, 4 months | [12] | ||
6 | Christopher Langman | March 2002 (2002-03) | February 2004 (2004-02) | 1 year, 11 months | [13] | ||
7 | Justin Brown | October 2004 (2004-10) | January 2005 (2005-01) | 3 months | [14] | ||
8 | Jan Adams | January 2005 (2005-01) | 2007 (2007) | 1–2 years | [15] | ||
Role merged with the Ambassador for Climate Change | |||||||
9 | Peter Woolcott | November 2014 (2014-11) | 29 February 2016 (2016-02-29) | 1 year, 3 months | [16] | ||
10 | Patrick Suckling | 29 February 2016 (2016-02-29) | 18 November 2019 (2019-11-18) | 3 years, 263 days | [17] | ||
11 | Jamie Isbister | 18 November 2019 (2019-11-18) | Incumbent | 4 years, 209 days | [18] |
Ambassadors for Climate Change
# | Officeholder | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes | ||
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1 | Jan Adams | 2007 (2007) | February 2009 (2009-02) | 1–2 years | |||
2 | Louise Hand | February 2009 (2009-02) | 13 May 2012 (2012-05-13) | 3 years, 3 months | [19] | ||
3 | Justin Lee | 13 May 2012 (2012-05-13) | 1 November 2014 (2014-11-01) | 2 years, 172 days | [20] | ||
Role merged with the Ambassador for the Environment | |||||||
4 | Kristin Tilley | 9 November 2022 (2022-11-09) | Incumbent | 1 year, 218 days | [21] |
Ambassadors for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology
# | Officeholder | Title | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tobias Feakin | Ambassador for Cyber Affairs | 10 November 2016 (2016-11-10) | January 2020 (2020-01) | 7 years, 217 days | [22][23] |
Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology | January 2020 (2020-01) | Incumbent |
Ambassadors for Regional Health Security
# | Officeholder | Title | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Murray Proctor | Ambassador for HIV/AIDS | December 2007 (2007-12) | May 2012 (2012-05) | 4 years, 5 months | [24] |
2 | James Gilling | Ambassador for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria | 3 October 2012 (2012-10-03) | 13 June 2017 (2017-06-13) | 4 years, 253 days | [24] |
3 | Blair Exell | Ambassador for Regional Health Security | 13 June 2017 (2017-06-13) | 3 March 2020 (2020-03-03) | 2 years, 264 days | [25] |
4 | Stephanie Williams | 3 March 2020 (2020-03-03) | Incumbent | 4 years, 103 days | [26] |
Ambassador for People Smuggling and Human Trafficking
# | Officeholder | Title | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Buckley | Ambassador for People Smuggling Issues | April 2002 (2002-04) | 30 July 2003 (2003-07-30) | 1 year, 3 months | [27] |
2 | Caroline Millar | 30 July 2003 (2003-07-30) | 19 December 2005 (2005-12-19) | 2 years, 142 days | [28] | |
3 | Lydia Morton | 19 December 2005 (2005-12-19) | January 2007 (2007-01) | 1 year | [29] | |
4 | Michael Potts | January 2007 (2007-01) | June 2009 (2009-06) | 2 years, 5 months | [30] | |
5 | Peter Woolcott | June 2009 (2009-06) | February 2010 (2010-02) | 8 months | [31] | |
6 | James Larsen | February 2010 (2010-02) | 27 May 2012 (2012-05-27) | 2 years, 3 months | [32] | |
7 | Craig Chittick | 27 May 2012 (2012-05-27) | December 2014 (2014-12) | 2 years, 188 days | [32] | |
8 | Andrew Goledzinowski | December 2014 (2014-12) | 19 October 2017 (2017-10-19) | 2 years, 10 months | [33] | |
9 | Geoffrey Shaw | Ambassador for People Smuggling and Human Trafficking | 19 October 2017 (2017-10-19) | 22 May 2020 (2020-05-22) | 2 years, 216 days | [34] |
10 | Lucienne Manton | 22 May 2020 (2020-05-22) | Incumbent | 4 years, 23 days | [35] |
Ambassadors for Gender Equality
# | Officeholder | Title | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Penny Williams | Ambassador for Women and Girls | 13 September 2011 (2011-09-13) | 16 December 2013 (2013-12-16) | 2 years, 94 days | [36] |
2 | Natasha Stott Despoja | 16 December 2013 (2013-12-16) | 21 November 2016 (2016-11-21) | 2 years, 341 days | [37] | |
3 | Sharman Stone | 21 November 2016 (2016-11-21) | 8 March 2020 (2020-03-08) | 3 years, 108 days | [38] | |
4 | Julie-Ann Guivarra | Ambassador for Gender Equality | 8 March 2020 (2020-03-08) | 1 October 2021 (2021-10-01) | 1 year, 207 days | [39] |
5 | Christine Clarke | Ambassador for Women and Girls | 31 January 2022 (2022-01-31) | 20 December 2022 (2022-12-20) | 323 days | [40] |
6 | Stephanie Copus-Campbell | Ambassador for Gender Equality | 20 December 2022 (2022-12-20) | Incumbent | 1 year, 177 days | [41][42] |
Ambassadors for Human Rights
# | Officeholder | Title | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes | |
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1 | Phillip Ruddock | Special Envoy for Human Rights | 8 February 2016 (2016-02-08) | October 2017 (2017-10) | 1 year, 7 months | [43] | |
Post abolished | |||||||
2 | Bronte Moules | Ambassador for Human Rights | TBD | Incoming | [42][44] |
Special Envoys
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- Special Envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Ahmed Fahour, 29 June 2011–date.[45][46]
- Special Envoy to Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Caucasus, Russell Trood, 2011–2012.[47]
- Special Envoy to Africa
- Bob McMullan, 2010–2012.[48]
- Malcolm Fraser, 1996–1999.[49]
- Special Envoy to La Francophonie, Bill Fisher, 2010–2013.[48]
- Special Envoy on Whale Conservation, Sandy Hollway, 2008–2009[50][51]
- Special Envoy for the Arts, Susan Templeman, MP 2022-present[52]
- Special Envoy for Disaster Recovery, Senator Tony Sheldon, 2022-present[53]
- Special Envoy for Reconciliation and Implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, Senator Pat Dodson, 2022-2024[54]
- Special Envoy for the Great Barrier Reef, Senator Nita Green, 2022-present[54]
See also
References
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