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Ambassador of Australia to Ethiopia
Permanent Representative of Australia to the African Union
Incumbent
Mark Sawers
since 18 September 2014
StyleHis Excellency
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderLes Luck (Chargé d'Affaires)
Formation11 December 1984
WebsiteAustralian Embassy, Ethiopia

The Ambassador of Australia to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative of Australia to the African Union 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 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, holds non-resident accreditation for Djibouti and South Sudan (since 2011) and acts as Australia's Permanent Representative to the African Union Commission.

The Ambassador is currently Mark Sawers.[1] Ethiopia and Australia have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1965 when Australia sent Walter Crocker to be High Commissioner to Kenya in Nairobi, with accreditation to Uganda and Ethiopia. Relations with Ethiopia from that time were dealt with by the High Commission in Kenya until 1984 when an embassy was opened in Addis Ababa, with representation to the Organisation of African Unity.[2] This embassy was closed a few years later in 1987 due to budget cuts however and accreditation returned to the High Commission in Nairobi.[3] On 8 September 2010, Lisa Filipetto was appointed as the first resident Ambassador to Ethiopia since 1987.[4]

Office-holders

Ambassadors resident in Nairobi

Name Start of term End of term References
Walter Crocker September 1965 October 1967 [5]
Robert Hamilton November 1967 December 1970 [6]
K. H. Rogers December 1970 May 1974 [7]
Walter Handmer May 1974 November 1977 [8]
Hugh Dunn November 1977 December 1979 [9]
John Lavett January 1980 December 1981
Geoffrey White February 1982 11 December 1984 [10]

Ambassadors resident in Addis Ababa

Name Start of term End of term References
Les Luck (Chargé d'Affaires) 11 December 1984 May 1985 [11]
Jonathan Sheppard May 1985 1987 [12]

Ambassadors resident in Nairobi

Name Start of term End of term References
Douglas Campbell 1987 September 1989 [13]
David Goss September 1989 January 1993 [14]
Lawry Herron January 1993 December 1995 [15]
John Trotter January 1996 January 1998 [16]
Philip Green January 1998 January 2001 [17]
Paul Comfort January 2001 August 2004 [18]
George Atkin August 2004 May 2007 [19]
Lisa Filipetto May 2007 8 September 2010 [20]

Ambassadors resident in Addis Ababa

Name Start of term End of term References
Lisa Filipetto 8 September 2010 30 September 2014 [21]
Mark Sawers 30 September 2014 present [22]

See also

References

  1. ^ Getachew, Zerihun (18 September 2014). "Ethiopia: Australia Appoints New Ambassador to Ethiopia". allAfrica.com. Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency (Addis Ababa). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. ^ Flitton, Daniel (3 September 2010). "Embassy in Ethiopia a UN gambit". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. ^ CA 7220: Australian Embassy, Ethiopia [Addis Ababa], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 January 2016
  4. ^ "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to the African Union and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia". Foreign Minister of Australia. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  5. ^ "VC named as new envoy". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 10 September 1965. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Kenya appointment". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 15 November 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  7. ^ "IN BRIEF Housing subsidy raised". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 31 December 1970. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Africa envoy". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 6 May 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Envoy to Kenya appoinsed". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 6 September 1977. p. 9. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Diplomat". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 13 December 1981. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  11. ^ "WORLD NEWS". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 12 December 1984. p. 5. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Resident ambassador". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 16 May 1985. p. 7. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  13. ^ "Appointment". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 10 May 1986. p. 18. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  14. ^ "IN BRIEF". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 21 July 1989. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  15. ^ "IN BRIEF". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 14 October 1995. p. 6. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  16. ^ Evans, Gareth (13 October 1995). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Kenya" (Press Release). Australian Government. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  17. ^ Downer, Alexander (23 December 1997). "DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT: HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA" (Press Release). Australian Government. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  18. ^ Downer, Alexander (25 October 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Kenya" (Press Release). Australian Government. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  19. ^ Downer, Alexander (15 June 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Kenya" (Press Release). Australian Government. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  20. ^ Downer, Alexander (29 March 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Kenya" (Press Release). Australian Government. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  21. ^ "Farewells and Welcomes - October 2014". Australian Embassy Ethiopia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  22. ^ Bishop, Julie (17 September 2014). "Ambassador to Ethiopia" (Press Release). Australian Government. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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