List of ambassadors of Australia to Saudi Arabia
Appearance
Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
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Incumbent since 2021Mark Donovan | |
Style | His Excellency |
Inaugural holder | Ian Haig |
Formation | 1974 |
The Australian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia is the Australian Government’s foremost diplomatic representative in Saudi Arabia, who also holds non-resident accreditation for Bahrain, Oman and Yemen. Australia appointed its first ambassador to Saudi Arabia in 1974.[1] Initially the embassy was located in Jeddah, but it was moved in 1984 to Riyadh, to comply with a Saudi Government policy directive. The Jeddah post remained open, as a Consulate-General.[2]
List of heads of mission
Name | Start of term | End of term | References |
Ian Haig | 1974 | 1976 | [1][3][4] |
Donald Kingsmill | 1976 | 1979 | [5] |
Douglas Sturkey | 1979 | 1983 | |
Alan Brown | 1983 | 1988 | [6] |
Alex McGoldrick | 1988 | 1991 | [7] |
Malcolm Leader | 1991 | 1993 | [8][9] |
Warwick Weemaes | 1993 | 1996 | [10] |
Philip Knight | 1996 | 1998 | [11] |
George Aitkin | 1998 | 2000 | [12] |
Bob Tyson | 2000 | 2005 | [13] |
Ian Biggs | 2005 | 2008 | [14] |
Kevin Magee | 2008 | 2011 | [15] |
Neil Hawkins | 2011 | 2015 | [16] |
Ralph King | 2015 | 25 May 2018 | [17] |
Ridwaan Jadwat | 25 May 2018 | 2021 | [18] |
Mark Donovan | 2021 | present | [19] |
References
- ^ a b "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 9 February 1974. p. 1.
- ^ "X - Diplomatic and Consular Relations" (PDF), Australian Year Book of International Law: 457-458, 1987, archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2012, retrieved 4 February 2017
- ^ "Envoy". The Canberra Times. 30 August 1975. p. 9.
- ^ Debelle, Bruce (29 March 2014). "Youngest ambassador had a deep affinity for the world of Islam - and cricket". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 5 March 2015.
- ^ "Ambassador named". The Canberra Times. 11 June 1976. p. 8.
- ^ "New Ambassador to Saudi Arabia". The Canberra Times. 12 November 1983. p. 3.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia ambassador announced". The Canberra Times. 9 January 1988. p. 3.
- ^ "New ambassador for Riyadh". The Canberra Times. 23 March 1991. p. 16.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (17 May 2000), Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Denmark, Australian Government, archived from the original on 12 February 2014
- ^ "Ambassador named". The Canberra Times. 1 September 1993. p. 6.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (22 March 1996). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador To Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (23 January 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (18 August 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (14 October 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ^ Smith, Stephen (21 December 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014.
- ^ Rudd, Kevin (14 July 2011). "Diplomatic Appointment - Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ^ Bishop, Julie (16 March 2015). "Ambassador to Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
- ^ Bishop, Julie (25 May 2018). "Ambassador to Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Ambassador to Saudi Arabia". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.