List of ambassadors of Australia to Mongolia

{{Infobox official post

| post = Ambassador of Australia to Mongolia

| body =

| insignia = Coat of Arms of Australia.svg

| insigniasize = 120px

|department = Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

|reports_to = Minister for Foreign Affairs

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| incumbent = Katie Smith

| incumbentsince = 6 July 2022

| residence =

| nominator = Prime Minister of Australia

| nominatorpost =

| style = Her Excellency

| appointer = Governor General of Australia

| termlength =

| formation = 5 June 1962

| inaugural = Lawrence John Lawrey (resident in Moscow)

| website =

}}

The Ambassador of Australia to Mongolia is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to Mongolia. The Ambassador resides in Ulaanbaatar.{{cite press release|url=http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2015/jb_mr_151222b.aspx?w=tb1CaGpkPX%2FlS0K%2Bg9ZKEg%3D%3D |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110024727/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2015/jb_mr_151222b.aspx?w=tb1CaGpkPX%2FlS0K%2Bg9ZKEg%3D%3D |archivedate=10 January 2016 |title=New Embassy and appointment of Ambassador to Mongolia |first=Julie |last=Bishop |author-link=Julie Bishop |date=22 December 2015 |publisher=Australian Government |url-status=dead }} In 2008, Australia moved its diplomatic accreditation to Mongolia from Beijing to Seoul.{{citation|url=http://dfat.gov.au/geo/mongolia/Pages/mongolia-country-brief.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814043540/http://dfat.gov.au/geo/mongolia/Pages/mongolia-country-brief.aspx|archivedate=14 August 2015|title=Mongolia country brief|publisher=Australian Government|author=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade}} Australia's first resident Ambassador to Mongolia, John Langtry, was appointed in December 2015. Australia appointed an Honorary Consul in Ulaanbaatar in 2007, and in 2011 an office of Austrade opened in Ulaanbaatar.{{cite press release|url=http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2007/fa037_07.html|title=Australia Mongolia Bilateral Relations Strengthened|first=Alexander|last=Downer|date=4 April 2007 |publisher=Australian Government}} That office was upgraded to an Australian Consulate-General which opened on 30 March 2012.{{cite web|title=Mongolia country brief - Australia-Mongolia Relations|url=http://dfat.gov.au/geo/mongolia/pages/mongolia-country-brief.aspx|publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade|accessdate=13 February 2016}}

List of officeholders

=Heads of mission=

class='wikitable sortable'

! Ordinal !! Officeholder !! Residency !! Term start date !! Term end date !! Time in office !! Notes

align=center| {{nts|1}}

| Lawrence John Lawrey

| rowspan=7 | Moscow, Soviet Union

| align=center| {{start date|1972|06|12|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1974|04

df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and months|1972|06|12|1974|04|01}}

| {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110690336 |title=Our man in Moscow returns. |newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT |date=26 November 1971 |accessdate=19 May 2015 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

align=center| {{nts|2}}

| {{sortname|James|Plimsoll}}

| align=center | {{start date|1974|04|23|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1977|08|4

df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|1974|04|23|1977|08|04}}

| {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110773423 |title=Ambassador. |newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT |date=17 April 1974 |accessdate=19 May 2015 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

align=center| {{nts|3}}

| {{sortname|Murray|Bourchier|Murray Bourchier (diplomat)|Bourchier, Murray}}

| align=center | {{start date|1977|08|4|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1980|08|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and months|1977|08|04|1980|08|01}}

align=center| {{nts|4}}

| David Wyke Evans

| align=center | {{start date|1981|03|1|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1984|03|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and months|1981|03|01|1984|03|01}}

| {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125646861 |title=USSR welcomes new ambassador. |newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT |date=14 January 1981 |accessdate=19 May 2015 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

align=center| {{nts|5}}

| {{sortname|Ted|Pocock}}

| align=center | {{start date|1984|03|21|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1987|09|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and months|1984|03|21|1987|09|01}}

align=center| {{nts|6}}

| Robin Ashwin

| align=center | {{start date|1987|09|28|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|1991|05|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and months|1987|09|28|1991|05|01}}

| {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132155009 |title=Hayden names 7 envoys. |newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT |date=25 August 1987 |accessdate=19 May 2015 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

align=center| {{nts|7}}

| Cavan Hogue

| align=center | {{start date|1991|05|29|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|1991|12|26

df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|1991|05|29|1991|12|26}}

| {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122358709 |title=IN BRIEF. |newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT |date=23 April 1991 |accessdate=19 May 2015 |page=10 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

align=center| {{nts|8}}

| Michael Lightowler

| rowspan=5 | Beijing, China

| align=center | {{start date|1991|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|1996

df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1991|1996}} years

| {{cite news|url= http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122357631|title=Ambassador for China named|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=18 April 1991|page=4}}

align=center| {{nts|9}}

| {{sortname|Ric|Smith}}

| align=center | {{start date|1996|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2000

df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1996|2000}} years

| {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130572627|title=New ambassador|date=24 November 1995|newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT|page=5}}

align=center| {{nts|10}}

| {{sortname|David|Irvine|David Irvine (diplomat)|Irvine, David}}

| align=center | {{start date|2000|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2003

df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|2000|2003}} years

| {{cite press release|url=http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1999/fa126_99.html|title=Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to China|first=Alexander|last=Downer|author-link=Alexander Downer |publisher=Australian Government|date=8 November 1999}}

align=center| {{nts|11}}

| Alan Thomas

| align=center | {{start date|2003|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2007

df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|2003|2007}} years

| {{cite press release|url=http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2002/fa188_02.html|publisher=Australian Government|date=17 December 2002|title=Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to China|first=Alexander|last=Downer|author-link=Alexander Downer|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120326123235/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2002/fa188_02.html |archivedate=26 March 2012}}

align=center| {{nts|12}}

| {{sortname|Geoff|Raby}}

| align=center | {{start date|2007|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2008|08|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|2007|2008}} years

| {{cite press release|url=http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2006/fa131_06.html|publisher=Australian Government|date=23 November 2006|title=Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to China|first=Alexander|last=Downer|author-link=Alexander Downer|access-date=30 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222114833/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2006/fa131_06.html|archive-date=22 February 2015|url-status=dead}}

align=center| {{nts|13}}

| Peter Brock Rowe

| rowspan=3 | Seoul, South Korea

| align=center | {{start date|2008|08

df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2009|02

df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and months|2008|08|01|2009|02|01}}

align=center| {{nts|14}}

| Sam Gerovich

| align=center | {{start date|2009|03

df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2013|03|16|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and months|2009|03|01|2013|03|16}}

| {{cite press release|url=http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s168_08.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406020631/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s168_08.html|title=Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Republic of Korea|first=Stephen|last=Smith|author-link=Stephen Smith (Australian politician)|date=18 November 2008|publisher=Australian Government|archivedate=6 April 2015}}

align=center| {{nts|15}}

| {{sortname|Bill|Paterson|Bill Paterson (diplomat)|Paterson, Bill}}

| align=center | {{start date|2013|03|16|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2015|12

df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and months|2013|03|16|2015|12|01}}

| {{cite press release|url=http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2013/bc_mr_130315.html|archivedate=17 June 2016|date=15 March 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617035331/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2013/bc_mr_130315.html|title=Ambassador to the Republic of Korea|publisher=Australian Government|first=Bob|last=Carr|author-link=Bob Carr}}{{cite web|title=Ambassador to Korea (Republic of) - Mr Bill Paterson PSM |url=http://dfat.gov.au/about-us/our-people/homs/pages/ambassador-to-korea-republic-of.aspx |publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |accessdate=10 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709103723/http://dfat.gov.au/about-us/our-people/homs/pages/ambassador-to-korea-republic-of.aspx |archivedate= 9 July 2015 }}

align=center| {{nts|16}}

| John Langtry

| rowspan=4 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

| align=center | {{start date|2015|12

df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2019|01

df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and months|2015|12|01|2019|01|01}}

| {{citation|url=http://mongolia.embassy.gov.au/|date=22 December 2015|title=Embassy Establishment|publisher=Australian Government|author=Australian Embassy Mongolia|archivedate=10 January 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110064626/http://mongolia.embassy.gov.au/}}

align=center| {{nts|17}}

| Dave Vosen

| align=center | {{start date|2019|01

df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2021|08

df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and months|2019|01|01|2021|08|01}}

| {{cite web |url=https://parlwork.aph.gov.au/api/senate/questions/59573/Attachments/4145bac3-0dcf-4715-b5e0-28280bdbb01b/0 |author=Payne, Marise |author-link=Marise Payne |title=Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209) |work=Hansard: Australian Senate |publisher=Parliament of Australia |date=2019 |access-date=15 November 2022 }}

align=center| (n/a)

| Neil Sanderson (Chargé d’affaires)

| align=center | {{start date|2021|08

df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2022|07|06|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and months|2021|08|01|2022|07|06}}

align=center| {{nts|18}}

| Katie Smith

| align=center | {{start date|2022|07|06|df=y}}

| align=center | incumbent

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|07|06}}

| {{cite press release|last=Wong|first=Penny|author-link=Penny Wong|title=Ambassador to Mongolia

|url=https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/media-release/ambassador-mongolia|publisher=Australian Government|date=6 July 2022}}

=Consul-General and Trade Commissioners=

border="1" class="wikitable"
style="background-color:#cfc;"	Name	Start of term	End of term	References
\| Jargalant Elbegsaikhan (Honorary Consul)	June 2007	April 2011
\| David Lawson	April 2011	February 2013
\| Tony Burchill	February 2013	May 2015
\| Brendan Coyne	May 2015	December 2015

References

External links

[http://mongolia.embassy.gov.au/ Australian Embassy, Mongolia]
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Mongolia

Australia

List of ambassadors of Australia to Mongolia

List of officeholders

=Heads of mission=

=Consul-General and Trade Commissioners=

See also

References

External links