Permanent Representative of Australia to the World Trade Organization

Permanent Representative of Australia to the World Trade Organization
Incumbent
Hamish McCormick
since 28 June 2014[1]
Style His Excellency
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder Peter Stewart Field (GATT)
Donald Kenyon (WTO)
Formation 1983 (GATT)
1 January 1995 (WTO)
Website Australian Permanent Mission and Consulate-General, Geneva, Switzerland

The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the World Trade Organization is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of Australia to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and continues Australia's representation to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT; 1948–1995), as a charter member joining the WTO to replace the GATT on 1 January 1995. The Permanent Mission to the WTO is based with the Australian Permanent Mission and Consulate-General in Geneva.[2] Prior to 1983, the role of Australia's representative on the GATT was filled by the Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office in Geneva.

Office holders

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 1983–1995

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Peter Stewart Field19831985[3]
Alan Oxley19851989[4]
David HawesJuly 1989March 1993
Donald KenyonMarch 19931 January 1995

World Trade Organization, 1995–present

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Donald Kenyon1 January 1995December 1996
Ted Delofski11 December 19961997[5]
Geoff RabyJanuary 1998August 2001[6]
David SpencerAugust 2001June 2005[7]
Bruce Gosper10 June 2005December 2008[8]
Peter Grey19 December 2008 February 2010[9]
Tim Yeend1 March 2010June 2014[10]
Hamish McCormick25 June 2014present

References

  1. ↑ "Ambassador to World Trade Organization". Foreign Minister of Australia. 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Australia in the World Trade Organization". Australian Permanent Mission and Consulate-General Geneva, Switzerland. DFAT. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Spotting how the trade winds blew". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 May 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Alan Oxley, Chairman" (PDF). Australian APEC Study Centre. Monash University. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "APPOINTMENT OF WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION AMBASSADOR" (Media Release). MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER FOR TRADE. DFAT. 11 December 1996. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "APPOINTMENT OF WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION AMBASSADOR" (Media Release). Minister for Foreign Affairs Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Trade. DFAT. 23 December 1997. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Appointment of World Trade Organisation Ambassador" (Media Release). The Hon. Alexander Downer, MP. DFAT. 26 April 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Appointment of World Trade Organization Ambassador" (Media Release). The Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer and the Minister for Trade Mark Vaile. DFAT. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Diplomatic Appointment - Australian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO)" (Media Release). Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs. DFAT. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Appointment of World Trade Organization Ambassador" (Media Release). Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade and Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs. DFAT. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
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