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High Commissioner of Australia to South Africa
Incumbent
Tegan Brink
since 28 January 2023 (2023年01月28日)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style Her Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Arcadia, Pretoria
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderGeorge Knowles
Formation21 August 1946
WebsiteAustralian High Commission Pretoria

The high commissioner of Australia to South Africa, known from 1961 to 1994 as the Ambassador of Australia to South Africa, is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the High Commission of the Commonwealth of Australia to South Africa in Pretoria. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is currently held by Tegan Brink since 28 January 2023.

The ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation as high commissioner to Botswana (1973–1981, since 2004), Eswatini (since 1973), Lesotho (since 1973), Mozambique (since 2004), and Namibia (since 2010); and as Ambassador to Angola (since 2010), and the representative to the Southern African Development Community. The high commission also has oversight for Honorary Consulates in Luanda, Angola, and Maputo, Mozambique.[1]

Posting history

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The Australian Government has offered diplomatic representation in Pretoria, South Africa since 1946. Between 1961 and 1994 the designation of the Australian representative in South Africa changed from high commissioner to ambassador.[2] On 9 July 1973, ambassador Colin Moodie received non-resident accreditation as Australia's first high commissioner to Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland.[3]

Heads of mission

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# Officeholder Title Other offices Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 George Knowles High Commissioner 21 August 1946 (1946年08月21日) August 1948 (1948-08) 1 year, 11 months [4]
2 Alfred Stirling August 1948 (1948-08) 29 March 1951 (1951年03月29日) 2 years, 7 months [5]
− John Quinn (Acting) 29 March 1951 (1951年03月29日) 22 July 1952 (1952年07月22日) 1 year, 115 days [6]
3 William Hodgson 22 July 1952 (1952年07月22日) 3 July 1957 (1957年07月03日) 4 years, 346 days [7]
− Hugh Gilchrist (Acting) 3 July 1957 (1957年07月03日) 7 January 1959 (1959年01月07日) 1 year, 188 days [1]
4 Owen Davis 7 January 1959 (1959年01月07日) 31 May 1961 (1961年05月31日) 3 years, 7 months [8]
Ambassador 31 May 1961 (1961年05月31日) September 1962 (1962-09)
5 Charles Kevin September 1962 (1962-09) September 1968 (1968-09) 6 years [9]
6 Bill Cutts September 1968 (1968-09) September 1972 (1972-09) 4 years [10] [11]
7 Colin Moodie A B C September 1972 (1972-09) August 1975 (1975-08) 2 years, 11 months [12] [13] [11]
8 David McNicol A B C August 1975 (1975-08) November 1977 (1977-11) 2 years, 3 months [14] [12]
9 Keith Douglas-Scott A B C November 1977 (1977-11) October 1981 (1981-10) 3 years, 11 months [14]
10 Malcolm Lyon A B October 1981 (1981-10) December 1984 (1984-12) 3 years, 2 months [15] [16] [17]
11 Robert Birch A B December 1984 (1984-12) July 1988 (1988-07) 3 years, 7 months [17]
12 Colin McDonald A B July 1988 (1988-07) August 1992 (1992-08) 4 years, 1 month [18] [19]
13 Ross Burns A B August 1992 (1992-08) 1 June 1994 (1994年06月01日) 3 years, 2 months [18] [20]
High Commissioner 1 June 1994 (1994年06月01日) October 1995 (1995-10)
14 Ian Porter A B October 1995 (1995-10) 5 May 1998 (1998年05月05日) 2 years, 7 months [20] [21]
15 David Connolly A B 5 May 1998 (1998年05月05日) 13 March 2002 (2002年03月13日) 3 years, 312 days [21] [22]
16 Ian Wilcock A B 13 March 2002 (2002年03月13日) 10 June 2004 (2004年06月10日) 2 years, 89 days [22] [23]
17 Philip Green A B C D E 10 June 2004 (2004年06月10日) 25 November 2008 (2008年11月25日) 4 years, 168 days [23] [24]
18 Ann Harrap A B C D E F 25 November 2008 (2008年11月25日) 11 February 2014 (2014年02月11日) 5 years, 78 days [24] [25]
19 Graeme Wilson A B C D E F 11 February 2014 (2014年02月11日) 2 September 2014 (2014年09月02日) 203 days [25] [26] [27]
− Chris Munn (Acting) A B C D E F 2 September 2014 (2014年09月02日) 1 April 2015 (2015年04月01日) 211 days
20 Adam McCarthy A B C D E F 1 April 2015 (2015年04月01日) 2 March 2019 (2019年03月02日) 3 years, 335 days [28]
21 Gita Kamath A B C D E F 2 March 2019 (2019年03月02日) 18 November 2022 5 years, 360 days [29]
22 Tegan Brink A B C D E F 28 January 2023 Incumbent 2 years,

1 day

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Notes

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^A Also non-resident high commissioner to Eswatini (Swaziland before 2018), 1973–present.
^B Also non-resident high commissioner to Lesotho, 1973–present.
^C Also non-resident high commissioner to Botswana, 1973–1981, 2004–present.
^D Also non-resident high commissioner to Mozambique, 2004–present.
^E Also non-resident high commissioner to Namibia, 2004–present.
^F Also non-resident ambassador to Angola, 2010–present.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b CA 7010: Australian Embassy, South Africa [Pretoria], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 22 October 2022
  2. ^ "P.M. defines attitude of South Africa: No abrupt change in attitude". The Canberra Times. 26 May 1961. p. 3.
  3. ^ "High Commissioner to Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland". Australian Foreign Affairs Record. 44 (7): 488. July 1973. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. ^ Whitlam, E.G., "Knowles, Sir George Shaw (1882–1947)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 9 March 2014
  5. ^ Hearder, Jeremy, "Stirling, Alfred Thorp (1902–1981)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 6 September 2014
  6. ^ Fogarty, Mike, "Quinn, John Paul (1919–1961)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 5 February 2016
  7. ^ "Australian High Commissioner In S.A. To Retire". The Canberra Times. 3 July 1957. p. 3.
  8. ^ "Appointed High Commissioner". The Canberra Times. 27 January 1959. p. 2.
  9. ^ "Divorce for New Envoy". The Canberra Times. 27 June 1962. p. 2.
  10. ^ "Envoy to S. Africa named". The Canberra Times. 25 May 1968. p. 3.
  11. ^ a b "Foreign Affairs changes". The Canberra Times. 12 June 1972. p. 8.
  12. ^ a b "Post in Pretoria". The Canberra Times. 25 June 1975. p. 8.
  13. ^ Farquharson, John, "Moodie, Colin Troup (1913–2000)", Obituaries Australia, Australian National University, archived from the original on 11 January 2015
  14. ^ a b "Australian diplomats appointed". The Canberra Times. 17 September 1977. p. 3.
  15. ^ Downer, Alexander (18 October 2007). "Malcolm Lyon OBE" (Press release). Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  16. ^ "Two ambassadors appointed". The Canberra Times. 27 May 1981. p. 3.
  17. ^ a b "Ambassador appointed". The Canberra Times. 17 September 1984. p. 3.
  18. ^ a b "New ambassador to S. Africa named". The Canberra Times. 25 August 1992. p. 4.
  19. ^ McMullan, Bob (12 July 1995). "AUSTRALIAN Consul-General in Honolulu" (Press release). Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
  20. ^ a b Evans, Gareth (28 June 1995). "DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT: High Commissioner to South Africa" (Press release). Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  21. ^ a b Downer, Alexander (5 May 1998). "Diplomatic Appointmient: High Commissioner to South Africa" (Press release). Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  22. ^ a b Downer, Alexander (13 March 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to South Africa" (Press release). Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  23. ^ a b Downer, Alexander (10 June 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to South Africa" (Press release). Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  24. ^ a b Smith, Stephen (25 November 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to South Africa" (Press release). Archived from the original on 13 March 2014.
  25. ^ a b Carr, Bob (13 November 2012). "High Commissioner to South Africa" (Press release). Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
  26. ^ "Australia's High Commissioner in South Africa Graeme Wilson has died suddenly after an unexpected illness". Special Broadcasting Service. AAP. 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014.
  27. ^ Thomson, Phillip (5 September 2014). "Diplomat Graeme Wilson mourned as a 'true gentleman'". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014.
  28. ^ Bishop, Julie (1 April 2015). "High Commissioner to South Africa" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  29. ^ Payne, Marise (2 March 2019). "High Commissioner to South Africa" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020.
  30. ^ https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/media-release/high-commissioner-south-africa
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