List of ambassadors of Australia to South Korea
| Ambassador of Australia to the Republic of Korea | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
| Appointer | Governor General of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | John Petherpridge |
| Formation | 5 June 1962 |
| Website | Australian Embassy, Republic of Korea |
The Ambassador of Australia to the Republic of Korea 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 Republic of Korea (South Korea). The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and holds non-resident accreditation with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and Mongolia.
The Ambassador is currently Bill Paterson (presented his credentials on 8 August 2013),[1] and the Republic of Korea and Australia have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1961. In June 1962, Australia opened an Embassy in Seoul, and after establishing diplomatic relations with North Korea in 1974, Australia opened an Embassy in Pyongyang in April 1975. The embassy closed in November 1975 and relations weren't resumed until May 2000, and the Embassy in Seoul has been accredited to North Korea since August 2008, the same time accreditation with Mongolia was transferred.[2][3]
Ambassadors
| Name | Start of term | End of term |
| John Petherpridge (Chargé d'Affaires) | 5 June 1962 | August 1963 |
| Geoffrey Brady (Chargé d'Affaires) | 26 August 1963 | February 1964 |
| Roy Albert Peachey | 21 February 1964 | 19 June 1968 |
| Allan Henry Loomes | 19 June 1968 | 20 September 1971 |
| Robert Kenneth Flynn | June 1994 | July 1997 |
| Murray Bourchier | 7 December 1971 | 28 January 1975 |
| John Roger Holdich | 31 March 1975 | 30 April 1976 |
| Donald Jame Horne | 17 June 1976 | 22 June 1978 |
| Walter Miller | 14 July 1978 | 29 June 1980 |
| Edward Robert Pocock | 12 August 1980 | 10 February 1984 |
| Lance Louis Ettelson Joseph | 12 April 1984 | August 1987 |
| Richard Broinowski | 28 October 1987 | 19 December 1989 |
| Darren Gribble | 27 February 1990 | December 1993 |
| Mack Williams | 7 March 1994 | 26 March 1998 |
| Anthony Hely | March 1998 | June 2001 |
| Colin Heseltine | August 2001 | 9 December 2005 |
| Peter Brock Rowe | December 2005 | February 2009 |
| Sam Gerovich | March 2009 | 16 March 2013 |
| Bill Paterson | 16 March 2013 | present |
See also
References
- ^ "Ambassador to Korea (Republic of) - Mr Bill Paterson PSM". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Mongolia country brief". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
