List of ambassadors of Australia to Jordan

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Ambassador of Australia to Jordan
Incumbent
Bernard Lynch
since 10 January 2021 (2021-01-10)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceAmman
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderPierre Hutton
(Resident in Lebanon)
Formation29 April 1975 (1975-04-29)

The Ambassador of Australia to Jordan 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 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The Ambassador resides in Amman.[1]

Australia’s diplomatic relations with Jordan began when Pierre Hutton, then Ambassador to Lebanon, was accredited as non-resident Ambassador to Jordan on 29 April 1975.[1] A Jordan post was opened in Amman in 1979 with David Wadham named as Chargé d'Affaires while the then non-resident Ambassador, H.N. Truscott, remained in Lebanon.[1] The first resident Ambassador was appointed in 1982, a move in part to ensure that Australia could be more fully informed about developments in the Middle East.[2]

The current Ambassador to Jordan, since January 2021, is Bernard Lynch.

List of ambassadors[edit]

Ordinal Officeholder Residency Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Pierre Hutton Beirut, Lebanon 1975 (1975) 1975 (1975) 0 years
2 Peter Curtis 1975 (1975) 1976 (1976) 0–1 years
3 J. M. Starey 1976 (1976) 1977 (1977) 0–1 years
4 J. P. McCarthy 1977 (1977) 1978 (1978) 0–1 years
5 H. N. Truscott 1978 (1978) 1981 (1981) 2–3 years
6 David G. Wilson 1981 (1981) 1982 (1982) 0–1 years
7 Richard K. Gate Amman, Jordan 1982 (1982) 1986 (1986) 3–4 years [3]
8 Terry J. Goggin 1986 (1986) 1989 (1989) 2–3 years [4]
9 G. R. T. Bowker 1989 (1989) 1992 (1992) 2–3 years [5]
10 Jonathan P. C. Sheppard 1992 (1992) 1995 (1995) 2–3 years
11 Merry Wickes 1995 (1995) 1998 (1998) 2–3 years [6][7]
12 Ian W. Russell 1998 (1998) 2001 (2001) 2–3 years [8]
13 John Tilemann 2001 (2001) 2005 (2005) 3–4 years [9]
14 Trevor Peacock 2005 (2005) 2009 (2009) 3–4 years [10]
15 Glenn White 2009 (2009) 2012 (2012) 2–3 years [11]
16 Heidi Venamore 2012 (2012) 2016 (2016) 3–4 years [12][13]
17 Miles Armitage July 2016 (2016-07) 2020 (2020) 3–4 years [14]
18 Bernard Lynch 10 January 2021 (2021-01-10) incumbent 3 years, 96 days [15][16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c CA 7162: Australian Embassy, Jordan [Amman], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 7 January 2016
  2. ^ "Closer ties with Arabs sought: Australia to post resident ambassador to Jordan". The Canberra Times. 13 January 1982. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Ambassadors". The Canberra Times. 24 September 1982. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Envoy to Jordan". The Canberra Times. 21 November 1985. p. 2.
  5. ^ "Public servant for Zambia". The Canberra Times. 1 October 1988. p. 10.
  6. ^ "New ambassadors". The Canberra Times. 26 July 1995. p. 6.
  7. ^ Evans, Gareth (25 July 1995). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Jordan" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  8. ^ Downer, Alexander (16 July 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Jordan" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  9. ^ Downer, Alexander (6 June 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Jordan" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  10. ^ Downer, Alexander (2 September 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Jordan" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  11. ^ Smith, Stephen (21 October 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
  12. ^ Rudd, Kevin (20 January 2012). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Jordan" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015.
  13. ^ "Rudd appoints new Jordan envoy". The Australian Financial Review. Fairfax Media. AAP. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  14. ^ Bishop, Julie (4 May 2016). "Ambassador to Jordan" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Ambassador to Jordan". 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  16. ^ "New Australian ambassador to Jordan presents credentials". The Jordan Times. Petra, Jordan News Agency. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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