List of ambassadors of Australia to Thailand

Ambassador of Australia to Thailand

Incumbent
Angela Macdonald
since 6 July 2022

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style| Her Excellency
Reports to| Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence| Bangkok
Nominator| Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer| Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder| Bertram Ballard
Formation| 1952
Website| Australian Embassy, Thailand

The Ambassador of Australia to Thailand 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 Kingdom of Thailand. The ambassador resides in Bangkok.[1] The current ambassador, since July 2022, is Angela Macdonald. A consulate-general in Phuket has assisted the work of the embassy since 14 June 2016.[2]

## List of heads of mission[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2022)

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### Ambassadors[edit]

Ordinal | Officeholder | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes

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1 | Bertram Ballard | 1952 (1952) | 1955 (1955) | 2–3 years  | [3]
2 | David Hay | 1955 (1955) | 1957 (1957) | 1–2 years  |
3 | Keith Waller | 1958 (1958) | 1961 (1961) | 2–3 years  | [4]
4 | Malcolm Booker | 1962 (1962) | 1963 (1963) | 0–1 years  | [5]
5 | Allan Loomes | 1964 (1964) | 1968 (1968) | 3–4 years  |
6 | David McNicol | 1968 (1968) | 1969 (1969) | 0–1 years  | [6]
7 | Tom Critchley | 1969 (1969) | 1973 (1973) | 3–4 years  | [7]
8 | D. C. Goss  | 1974 (1974) | 1975 (1975) | 0–1 years  |
9 | Marshall Johnston | 1975 (1975) | 1978 (1978) | 2–3 years  |
10 | Gordon Jockel | 1978 (1978) | 1985 (1985) | 6–7 years |
11 | Richard Smith | 1985 (1985) | 1988 (1988) | 2–3 years  | [8]
12 | Richard Butler | 1989 (1989) | 1992 (1992) | 2–3 years  |
13 | John McCarthy | 1992 (1992) | 1994 (1994) | 1–2 years  |
14 | Cavan Hogue  | 1994 (1994) | 1997 (1997) | 2–3 years  | [9]
15 | William Fisher  | 1998 (1998) | 2000 (2000) | 1–2 years  | [10]
16 | Miles Kupa  | 2000 (2000) | 2005 (2005) | 4–5 years  | [11]
17 | Bill Paterson  | 2005 (2005) | 2008 (2008) | 2–3 years  | [12]
17 | Paul Grigson | 2008 (2008) | 2010 (2010) | 1–2 years  | [13]
18 | James Wise  | 2010 (2010) | October 2014 (2014-10) | 3–4 years  | [14]
19 | Paul Robilliard  | October 2014 (2014-10) | January 2019 (2019-01) | 4 years, 3 months  | [15][16]
20 | Allan McKinnon  | January 2019 (2019-01) | 6 July 2022 (2022-07-06) | 3 years, 6 months  | [17][18]
21 | Angela Macdonald  | 6 July 2022 (2022-07-06) | incumbent | 1 year, 193 days  | [19]

### Consuls-General in Phuket[edit]

Ordinal | Officeholder | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes

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1 | Craig Ferguson  | 3 August 2016 (2016-08-03) | 2019 (2019) | 2–3 years  | [20]
2 | Matthew Barclay  | 2019 (2019) | incumbent | 4–5 years  | [21]

## See also[edit]

* Australia–Thailand relations
* Foreign relations of Australia
* Foreign relations of Thailand

## References[edit]

1. ^ CA 2785: Australian Embassy, Thailand [Bangkok], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 26 April 2015
2. ^ Bishop, Julie (13 June 2016). "New Consulate-General in Phuket" (Media release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
3. ^ "Minister to Thailand Appointed". The West Australian. WA. 5 April 1952. p. 9.
4. ^ "Ambassador to Thailand". The Canberra Times. 21 March 1957. p. 2.
5. ^ Chad Mitcham, ‘Malcolm Richard Booker (1915-1998), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/booker-malcolm-richard-31923, published online 2022
6. ^ "New envoy to Thailand". The Canberra Times. 4 June 1968. p. 3.
7. ^ "Thailand post filled". The Canberra Times. 4 September 1969. p. 11.
8. ^ "Ambassador to Thailand named". The Canberra Times. 22 May 1985. p. 3.
9. ^ Downer, Alexander (20 August 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
10. ^ Downer, Alexander (20 August 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
11. ^ Downer, Alexander (22 September 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
12. ^ Downer, Alexander (13 October 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
13. ^ Smith, Stephen (16 June 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.
14. ^ Smith, Stephen (18 August 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014.
15. ^ Bishop, Julie (24 August 2014). "Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government.
16. ^ Murdoch, Lindsay (9 October 2014). "Thailand the latest country without US ambassador". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
17. ^ Payne, Marise (31 October 2018). "Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government.
18. ^ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
19. ^ Wong, Penny (6 July 2022). "Ambassador to Thailand" (Press release). Australian Government.
20. ^ Bishop, Julie (3 August 2016). "Consul-General in Phuket" (Media release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
21. ^ Payne, Marise (28 August 2019). "Consul-General in Phuket" (Media release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

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