List of Australian Ambassadors to Poland

Ambassador to Poland
Incumbent
Paul Wojciechowski, B.A. M.A.
since 2016 (2016)
Style His Excellency
Residence Warsaw
Inaugural holder L.J. Lawrey
(resident in Moscow)
Formation 1972

The Australian Ambassador to Poland is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in Poland.[1]

The Australian Government has maintained a diplomatic relationship with Poland since 1972.[2] Between June 1972 and September 1973 the Australian Ambassador in Moscow was dually accredited to Warsaw.[3] In 1973, Francis Stuart became the first resident Ambassador to the country.

List of heads of mission

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Lawrence John Lawrey (resident in Moscow)19721973
James Lloyd (Charge d’Affaires)19731973[4]
Francis Hamilton Stuart19731977[3]
Bob Laurie19771980[5]
John Burgess19801984[6]
Max Hughes19851987[7]
Lawry W. Herron19871991
Anthony Kevin19911994
Jonathan Thwaites19941998[8]
Margaret Adamson19982002[9]
Patrick Lawless20022005[10]
Ian Forsyth20052008[11]
Ruth Pearce20082012[12]
Jean Dunn20122016[13]
Paul Wojciechowski2016[14]

References

  1. ↑ CA 7839: Australian Embassy, Poland [Warsaw], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
  2. ↑ "Diplomatic relations with Poland". The Canberra Times. 21 February 1972. p. 3.
  3. 1 2 "Ambassador from Poland due next week". The Canberra Times. 27 October 1973. p. 9.
  4. ↑ The history of Polish-Australian relations, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Canberra, 5 September 2013, archived from the original on 18 June 2016
  5. ↑ "Foreign Affairs posting". The Canberra Times. 17 January 1977. p. 3.
  6. ↑ "Diplomatic postings". The Canberra Times. 1 August 1980. p. 7.
  7. ↑ "Envoy to Poland appointed". The Canberra Times. 19 October 1984. p. 3.
  8. ↑ "Ambassador named". The Canberra Times. 10 September 1994. p. 6.
  9. ↑ Downer, Alexander (17 May 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Downer, Alexander (30 May 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. This year marks the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Poland.
  11. ↑ Downer, Alexander (22 April 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  12. ↑ Smith, Stephen (30 May 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.
  13. ↑ Rudd, Kevin (8 December 2011). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015.
  14. ↑ Bishop, Julie (13 November 2015). "Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015.
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