List of ambassadors of Australia to Turkey

The Ambassador of Australia to Turkey 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 Turkey. The ambassador resides in Ankara.[1] Since 2011, non-resident accreditation has been held for Azerbaijan and Georgia, which were transferred from the Embassy in Moscow. The ambassador's work is assisted by a Consulate-General in Istanbul and a Consulate in Çanakkale (since 2006).[2][3]

Ambassador of Australia to Turkey
Incumbent
Miles Armitage
since 14 October 2021 (2021-10-14)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceAnkara
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderAlan McNicoll
(as non-resident ambassador)
Formation1968
WebsiteAustralian Embassy – Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia

The current ambassador, since October 2021, is Miles Armitage.

List of ambassadors
OrdinalOfficeholderOther officesTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1 Alan McNicoll 1968 (1968) 1973 (1973) 4–5 years [4][5]
2 John McMillan 1973 (1973) 1976 (1976) 2–3 years [6]
3 Roy Peachey 1976 (1976) 1980 (1980) 3–4 years [7]
4 Barry Hall 1980 (1980) 1984 (1984) 3–4 years [8]
5 Philip Peters 1984 (1984) 1987 (1987) 2–3 years [9]
6 Don Witheford 1987 (1987) 1992 (1992) 4–5 years [10]
7 Geoffrey Price 1992 (1992) 14 December 1993 (1993-12-14) 0–1 years [11]
8 David Evans 14 December 1993 (1993-12-14) 23 December 1997 (1997-12-23) 4 years, 9 days [12]
9 Ian Forsyth 23 December 1997 (1997-12-23) 6 June 2001 (2001-06-06) 3 years, 165 days [13]
10 Jon Philp 6 June 2001 (2001-06-06) 20 July 2004 (2004-07-20) 3 years, 44 days [14]
11 Jean Dunn 20 July 2004 (2004-07-20) 18 June 2007 (2007-06-18) 2 years, 333 days [15]
12 Peter Doyle 18 June 2007 (2007-06-18) 8 September 2010 (2010-09-08) 3 years, 82 days [16]
13 Ian Biggs AB 8 September 2010 (2010-09-08) 27 November 2013 (2013-11-27) 3 years, 80 days [17]
14 James Larsen AB 27 November 2013 (2013-11-27) 21 June 2017 (2017-06-21) 3 years, 206 days [18]
15 Marc Innes-Brown PSM AB 21 June 2017 (2017-06-21) 2021 (2021) 3–4 years [19]
16 Miles Armitage AB 14 October 2021 (2021-10-14) incumbent 2 years, 11 days [20][21]

Notes
^A Also served as the non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Azerbaijan, since 2011.
^B Also served as the non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Georgia, since 2011.

See also

References
  1. CA 4412: Australian Embassy, Turkey [Ankara], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 April 2015
  2. Downer, Alexander (16 December 2005). "Improved Consular Assistance for Australian Travellers to Gallipoli" (Press release). Australian Government.
  3. Bishop, Julie (18 October 2017). "Consul-General in Istanbul" (Press release). Australian Government.
  4. "New Envoys". The Canberra Times. 8 June 1968. p. 1.
  5. Pfennigwerth, Ian (2012). "McNicoll, Sir Alan Wedel Ramsay (1908–1987)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538.
  6. "Envoys named". The Canberra Times. 22 February 1973. p. 3.
  7. "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 13 August 1976. p. 3.
  8. "Turkish posting". The Canberra Times. 30 August 1980. p. 7.
  9. "New ambassador". The Canberra Times. 3 April 1984. p. 3.
  10. "New Ambassador to Turkey named". The Canberra Times. 17 November 1987. p. 3.
  11. Mitcham, Chad J., ‘Price, Geoffrey John (1930-1999’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/price-geoffrey-john-32557, published online 2023
  12. "New diplomatic assignments". The Canberra Times. 14 December 1993. p. 12.
  13. Downer, Alexander (23 December 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  14. Downer, Alexander (6 June 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  15. Downer, Alexander (20 July 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  16. Downer, Alexander (18 June 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  17. Smith, Stephen (8 September 2010). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  18. Bishop, Julie (27 November 2013). "Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.
  19. Bishop, Julie (21 June 2017). "Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government.
  20. Payne, Marise (6 October 2021). "Ambassador to Turkey" (Press release). Australian Government. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  21. "Australian ambassador presents his credentials to President Erdoğan" (Press release). Presidency of the Republic of Turkiye. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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