List of ambassadors of Australia to Saudi Arabia
Appearance
The Australian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia is the Australian Government’s foremost diplomatic representative in Saudi Arabia. Australia appointed its first ambassador to Saudi Arabia in 1974.[1]
Name | Start of term | End of term | References |
Ian Maurice Haig | 1974 | 1976 | [1][2][3] |
Donald Kingsmill | 1976 | 1979 | [4] |
Douglas Sturkey | 1979 | 1983 | |
Alan Brown | 1983 | 1988 | [5] |
Alex McGoldrick | 1988 | 1991 | [6] |
Malcolm Leader | 1991 | 1993 | [7][8] |
Warwick Weemaes | 1993 | 1996 | [9] |
Philip Knight | 1996 | 1998 | [10] |
George Aitkin | 1998 | 2000 | [11] |
Bob Tyson | 2000 | 2005 | [12] |
Ian Biggs | 2005 | 2008 | [13] |
Kevin Magee | 2008 | 2011 | [14] |
Neil Hawkins | 2011 | 2015 | [15] |
Ralph King | 2015 | + | [16] |
References
- ^ a b "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 9 February 1974. p. 1.
- ^ "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 12 February 2014.
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- ^ Rudd, Kevin (14 July 2011). "Diplomatic Appointment - Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014.
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