List of ambassadors of Australia to Ethiopia

Ambassador of Australia to Ethiopia

Incumbent
Julia Niblett

since 6 October 2021

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style| Her Excellency
Reports to| Minister for Foreign Affairs
Nominator| Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer| Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder| Walter Crocker
(Resident in Nairobi, Kenya)
Formation| September 1965
Website| Australian Embassy, Ethiopia

The ambassador of Australia to Ethiopia 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 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, holds non-resident accreditation for Djibouti, South Sudan (since 2011) and the Central African Republic (since 2014),[1] and acts as Australia's representative to the African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development.

The ambassador, since October 2021, is Julia Niblett.[2] Ethiopia and Australia have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1965 when Australia sent Walter Crocker to be High Commissioner to Kenya in Nairobi, with accreditation to Uganda and Ethiopia. Relations with Ethiopia from that time were dealt with by the High Commission in Kenya until 1984 when an embassy was opened in Addis Ababa, with representation to the Organisation of African Unity.[3][4] This embassy was closed a few years later in 1987 due to budget cuts however and accreditation returned to the High Commission in Nairobi.[5] On 8 September 2010, Lisa Filipetto was appointed as the first resident ambassador to Ethiopia since 1987.[6]

## List of ambassadors

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Ordinal | Name | Other offices | Residency | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes

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1 | Walter Crocker | n/a  | Nairobi, Kenya  | September 1965 (1965-09) | October 1967 (1967-10) | 2 years, 1 month  | [7]
2 | Robert Hamilton  | November 1967 (1967-11) | December 1970 (1970-12) | 3 years, 1 month  | [8]
3 | K. H. Rogers  | December 1970 (1970-12) | May 1974 (1974-05) | 3 years, 5 months  | [9]
4 | Walter Handmer | May 1974 (1974-05) | November 1977 (1977-11) | 3 years, 6 months  | [10]
5 | Hugh Dunn | November 1977 (1977-11) | December 1979 (1979-12) | 2 years, 1 month  | [11]
6 | John Lavett | January 1980 (1980-01) | December 1981 (1981-12) | 1 year, 11 months  |
7 | Geoffrey White  | February 1982 (1982-02) | 11 December 1984 (1984-12-11) | 2 years, 10 months  | [12]
(n/a) | Les Luck (Chargée d'affaires)  | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  | 11 December 1984 (1984-12-11) | May 1985 (1985-05) | 4 months  | [13]
8 | Jonathan Sheppard  | A | May 1985 (1985-05) | 1987 (1987) | 1–2 years  | [14]
9 | Douglas Campbell  | n/a  | Nairobi, Kenya  | 1987 (1987) | September 1989 (1989-09) | 1–2 years  | [15]
10 | David Goss  | September 1989 (1989-09) | January 1993 (1993-01) | 3 years, 4 months  | [16]
11 | Lawry Herron  | January 1993 (1993-01) | December 1995 (1995-12) | 2 years, 11 months  | [17]
12 | John Trotter  | January 1996 (1996-01) | January 1998 (1998-01) | 2 years  | [18]
13 | Philip Green  | January 1998 (1998-01) | January 2001 (2001-01) | 3 years  | [19]
14 | Paul Comfort  | B | January 2001 (2001-01) | August 2004 (2004-08) | 3 years, 7 months  | [20]
15 | George Atkin  | B | August 2004 (2004-08) | May 2007 (2007-05) | 2 years, 9 months  | [21]
16 | Lisa Filipetto | B | May 2007 (2007-05) | 8 September 2010 (2010-09-08) | 7 years, 4 months | [22]
BCE | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  | 8 September 2010 (2010-09-08) | 30 September 2014 (2014-09-30) | [23]
17 | Mark Sawers  | BCDE | 30 September 2014 (2014-09-30) | 21 November 2018 (2018-11-21) | 4 years, 1 month  | [24][25]
18 | Peter Doyle  | BCDE | 21 November 2018 (2018-11-21) | February 2021 (2021-02) | 2 years, 2 months  | [26]
(n/a) | Jenny Da Rin (Chargée d’affaires)  | n/a  | February 2021 (2021-02) | 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) | 8 months  | [2]
19 | Julia Niblett  | BCDE | 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) | incumbent | 2 years, 318 days  | [2]

### Notes

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^A Also resident Ambassador to the Organisation of African Unity, 1985-1987.
^B Also resident Ambassador to the African Union Commission, since 9 July 2002.
^C Also non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan, since 2011.
^D Also non-resident Ambassador to the Central African Republic, since 2014.
^E Also non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti, since ????

## See also

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* Foreign relations of Australia

## References

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1. ^ Prior to 2014, accreditation was held by the Australian Embassy in Paris
2. ^ a b c Payne, Marise (6 October 2021). "Ambassador to Ethiopia" (Press release).
3. ^ Flitton, Daniel (3 September 2010). "Embassy in Ethiopia a UN gambit". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
4. ^ "X – Diplomatic and Consular Relations" (PDF), Australian Year Book of International Law: 455, 1987, archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2012, retrieved 4 February 2017
5. ^ CA 7220: Australian Embassy, Ethiopia [Addis Ababa], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 January 2016
6. ^ "Diplomatic appointment – Ambassador to the African Union and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia". Foreign Minister of Australia. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014. Alt URL
7. ^ "VC named as new envoy". The Canberra Times. 10 September 1965. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
8. ^ "Kenya appointment". The Canberra Times. 15 November 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 4 June 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
9. ^ "IN BRIEF Housing subsidy raised". The Canberra Times. 31 December 1970. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
10. ^ "Africa envoy". The Canberra Times. 6 May 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 4 June 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
11. ^ "Envoy to Kenya appoinsed". The Canberra Times. 6 September 1977. p. 9. Retrieved 4 June 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
12. ^ "Diplomat". The Canberra Times. 13 December 1981. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
13. ^ "WORLD NEWS". The Canberra Times. 12 December 1984. p. 5. Retrieved 4 June 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
14. ^ "Resident ambassador". The Canberra Times. 16 May 1985. p. 7. Retrieved 4 June 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
15. ^ "Appointment". The Canberra Times. 10 May 1986. p. 18. Retrieved 4 June 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
16. ^ "IN BRIEF". The Canberra Times. 21 July 1989. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
17. ^ "IN BRIEF". The Canberra Times. 14 October 1995. p. 6. Retrieved 4 June 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
18. ^ Evans, Gareth (13 October 1995). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Kenya" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
19. ^ Downer, Alexander (23 December 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to the Republic of Kenya" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
20. ^ Downer, Alexander (25 October 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Kenya" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
21. ^ Downer, Alexander (15 June 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Kenya" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
22. ^ Downer, Alexander (29 March 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Kenya" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
23. ^ "Farewells and Welcomes - October 2014". Australian Embassy Ethiopia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
24. ^ Bishop, Julie (17 September 2014). "Ambassador to Ethiopia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016.
25. ^ Getachew, Zerihun (18 September 2014). "Ethiopia: Australia Appoints New Ambassador to Ethiopia". allAfrica.com. Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency (Addis Ababa). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
26. ^ Payne, Marise (21 November 2018). "Ambassador to Ethiopia" (Press release).

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