List of ambassadors of Australia to Brazil

Ambassador of Australia to Brazil
Incumbent
Tim Kane
since November 2018
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceBrasilia
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor-General of Australia
Inaugural holderLewis Macgregor
(as Minister to Brazil)
Formation1945

The Ambassador of Australia to Brazil 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 Federative Republic of Brazil. The current Ambassador since November 2018 is Tim Kane, who resides in Brasilia.[1]

List of heads of mission

Ordinal Officeholder Title Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Lewis Macgregor Minister to Brazil 1945 1948 2–3 years
n/a Torrence Doig Chargé d'affaires 1948 1950 1–2 years
2 Peter Heydon Minister to Brazil 1951 1953 1–2 years
n/a John Ryan Chargé d'affaires 1953 1954 0–1 years
3 Cedric Kellway Ambassador of Australia to Brazil 1954 1959 4–5 years
4 Donald Mackinnon 1959 1960 0–1 years
5 Stewart Wolfe Jamieson 1960 1962 1–2 years
5 Owen Davis 1962 1964 1–2 years
n/a Rodney Hodgson Chargé d'affaires 1964 1965 0–1 years
6 John McMillan Ambassador of Australia to Brazil 1965 1971 5–6 years
7 Frederick Homer 1971 1974 2–3 years
8 John Kelso 1974 1978 3–4 years
9 Rudolph Schneemann 1978 1981 2–3 years
10 Bruce Woodberry 1981 1985 3–4 years
11 Warwick Weemaes 1985 1988 2–3 years [2]
12 Warwick Pearson 1988 1992 3–4 years
13 Alan Thomas 1992 1995 2–3 years
14 Charles Mott 1995 1998 2–3 years [3]
15 Garry Conroy 1998 2002 3–4 years [4]
16 John Sullivan 2002 2005 2–3 years [5]
17 Peter Heyward 2005 2008 2–3 years [6]
18 Neil Mules 2008 2011 2–3 years [7]
19 Brett Hackett 2011 February 2014 (2014-02) 2–3 years [8]
20 Patrick Lawless February 2014 (2014-02) February 2016 (2016-02) 2 years [9]
21 John Richardson February 2016 (2016-02) September 2018 (2018-09) 2 years, 7 months [10]
22 Tim Kane November 2018 (2018-11) incumbent 6 years, 1 month [11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ CA 8026: Australian Embassy, Brazil [Brasilia], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 2 May 2015
  2. ^ "Ambassador named". The Canberra Times. 18 May 1985. p. 3.
  3. ^ Evans, Gareth (26 September 1995). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015.
  4. ^ Downer, Alexander (2 February 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  5. ^ Downer, Alexander (29 January 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  6. ^ Downer, Alexander (7 April 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  7. ^ Downer, Alexander (12 October 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
  8. ^ Rudd, Kevin (8 December 2010). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015.
  9. ^ Bishop, Julie (12 February 2014). "Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.
  10. ^ Bishop, Julie (14 January 2016). "Ambassador to Brazil" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Ambassador to Brazil". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  12. ^ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry". Hansard: Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2022.