List of ambassadors of Australia to Mongolia

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Ambassador of Australia to Mongolia
Incumbent
John Langtry
since December 2015
StyleHis Excellency
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderLawrence John Lawrey (resident in Moscow)
Formation5 June 1962

The Australian Ambassador to Mongolia is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in Mongolia. The Ambassador is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to Mongolia. The Ambassador resides in Ulaanbaatar.[1] In 2008, Australia moved its diplomatic accreditation to Mongolia from Beijing to Seoul.[2] Australia's first resident Ambassador to Mongolia, John Langtry, was appointed in December 2015.[1] Australia appointed an Honorary Consul in Ulaanbaatar in 2007, and in 2011 an office of Austrade opened in Ulaanbaatar.[3] That office was upgraded to an Australian Consulate-General which opened on 30 March 2012.[4]

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors resident in Moscow, Soviet Union

Name Start of term End of term References
Lawrence John Lawrey 12 June 1972 April 1974 [5]
James Plimsoll 23 April 1974 4 August 1977 [6]
Murray Bourchier 4 August 1977 August 1980
David Wyke Evans 1 March 1981 March 1984 [7]
Ted Pocock 21 March 1984 September 1987
Robin Ashwin 28 September 1987 May 1991 [8]
Cavan Hogue 29 May 1991 26 December 1991 [9]

Ambassadors resident in Beijing, China

Name Start of term End of term References
Michael Lightowler 1991 1996 [10]
Ric Smith 1996 2000 [11]
David Irvine 2000 2003 [12]
Alan Thomas 2003 2007 [13]
Geoff Raby 2007 August 2008 [14]

Ambassadors resident in Seoul, South Korea

Name Start of term End of term References
Peter Brock Rowe August 2008 February 2009
Sam Gerovich March 2009 16 March 2013 [15]
Bill Paterson 16 March 2013 December 2015 [16][17]

Consul-General and Trade Commissioners

Name Start of term End of term References
Jargalant Elbegsaikhan (Honorary Consul) June 2007 April 2011
David Lawson April 2011 February 2013
Tony Burchill February 2013 May 2015
Brendan Coyne May 2015 December 2015

Resident Ambassadors

Name Start of term End of term References
John Langtry December 2015 present [1][18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Bishop, Julie (22 December 2015). "New Embassy and appointment of Ambassador to Mongolia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mongolia country brief, Australian Government, archived from the original on 14 August 2015
  3. ^ Downer, Alexander (4 April 2007). "Australia Mongolia Bilateral Relations Strengthened" (Press release). Australian Government.
  4. ^ "Mongolia country brief - Australia-Mongolia Relations". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Our man in Moscow returns". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 26 November 1971. p. 7. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 17 April 1974. p. 5. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  7. ^ "USSR welcomes new ambassador". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 14 January 1981. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Hayden names 7 envoys". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 25 August 1987. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  9. ^ "IN BRIEF". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 23 April 1991. p. 10. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Ambassador for China named". The Canberra Times. 18 April 1991. p. 4.
  11. ^ "New ambassador". The Canberra Times. ACT. 24 November 1995. p. 5.
  12. ^ Downer, Alexander (8 November 1999). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to China" (Press release). Australian Government.
  13. ^ Downer, Alexander (17 December 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to China" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
  14. ^ Downer, Alexander (23 November 2006). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to China" (Press release). Australian Government.
  15. ^ Smith, Stephen (18 November 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Republic of Korea" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
  16. ^ Carr, Bob (15 March 2013). "Ambassador to the Republic of Korea" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Ambassador to Korea (Republic of) - Mr Bill Paterson PSM". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ Australian Embassy Mongolia (22 December 2015), Embassy Establishment, Australian Government, archived from the original on 10 January 2016

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