List of ambassadors of Australia to Venezuela

Ambassador of Australia to Venezuela
Incumbent
Todd Mercer
(resident in Santiago)
since February 2020 (2020-02)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceSantiago, Chile
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderFrederick Homer
(resident in Brasília)
Formation1973

The Ambassador of Australia to Venezuela 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 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The ambassador resides in Santiago, Chile. The current ambassador, since February 2020, is Todd Mercer.

The Australian Government established an embassy in Caracas in 1979 and appointed its first resident ambassador, A. D. Brown. Previously, responsibility for Australian diplomatic representation in Venezuela was held in Brazil (1973–1974) and then Peru (1974–1979).[1] The Australian Embassy in Caracas was closed in 2002.[2][3]

List of ambassadors

Ordinal Officeholder Residency Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Frederick Homer Brasília, Brazil 1973 (1973) 1974 (1974) 0–1 years
2 Allan Loomes Lima, Peru 1974 (1974) 1978 (1978) 3–4 years
3 Alan Fogg 1979 (1979) 1979 (1979) 0 years
4 Alan Brown Caracas, Venezuela 1979 (1979) 1980 (1980) 0–1 years
5 Peter Barbour 1981 (1981) 1984 (1984) 2–3 years [4]
6 Richard Starr 1985 (1985) 1986 (1986) 0–1 years [5]
7 Anthony Dingle 1987 (1987) 1991 (1991) 3–4 years [6]
8 Dominique De Stoop 1991 (1991) 1996 (1996) 4–5 years
9 Roger Frankel 1996 (1996) 2000 (2000) 3–4 years [7]
10 John Woods 2000 (2000) 2002 (2002) 1–2 years [8]
11 Virginia Greville Santiago, Chile 2009 (2009) 2012 (2012) 2–3 years [9] [10]
12 Tim Kane 2012 (2012) 2016 (2016) 3–4 years [11]
13 Robert Fergusson January 2017 (2017-01) 2020 (2020) 2–3 years [12]
14 Todd Mercer February 2020 (2020-02) incumbent 4 years, 11 months [13]

References

  1. ^ CA 8010: Australian Embassy, Venezuela [Caracas], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 23 January 2016
  2. ^ Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Venezuela country brief, Australian Government, retrieved 23 January 2016
  3. ^ Brown, Bob (14 May 2008). "MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST - Venezuela and Brazil" (Senate Hansard). Parliament of Australia. p. 1737. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Diplomats posted". The Canberra Times. 26 March 1981. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Diplomatic appointments". The Canberra Times. 25 March 1985. p. 3.
  6. ^ "Venezuela posting". The Canberra Times. 24 March 1987. p. 3.
  7. ^ Evans, Gareth (7 September 1995). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Venezuela" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  8. ^ Downer, Alexander (13 October 1999). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Venezuela" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  9. ^ Smith, Stephen (24 February 2009). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Chile" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Virginia Greville". St. Margaret’s. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. ^ Carr, Bob (29 May 2012). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Chile" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015.
  12. ^ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Ambassador to Chile". 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.