List of ambassadors of Australia to the United Arab Emirates

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Ambassador of Australia to
the United Arab Emirates
Incumbent
Ridwaan Jadwat
since 29 January 2024 (2024-01-29)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceAbu Dhabi
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderIan Haig
(Resident in Saudi Arabia)
Formation1975
First holderJohn Hines
(Resident in Abu Dhabi)

The Ambassador of Australia to the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates. The ambassador resides in Abu Dhabi.[1] The current ambassador, since January 2024, is Ridwaan Jadwat.

List of Ambassadors[edit]

# Officeholder Residency Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Ian Haig Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1975 (1975) 1976 (1976) 0–1 years [2]
2 Donald Kingsmill 1976 (1976) 1979 (1979) 2–3 years
3 Douglas Sturkey 1979 (1979) 1984 (1984) 4–5 years
4 Alan Brown 1984 (1984) 1988 (1988) 3–4 years
5 Alex McGoldrick 1988 (1988) 1991 (1991) 2–3 years
6 Malcolm Leader 1991 (1991) 1993 (1993) 1–2 years
7 Warwick Weemaes 1993 (1993) 1996 (1996) 2–3 years
8 Philip Knight 1996 (1996) 1998 (1998) 1–2 years
9 George Atkin 1998 (1998) 1999 (1999) 0–1 years [3]
10 John Hines Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1999 (1999) 2002 (2002) 2–3 years [4]
11 Noel Campbell 2002 (2002) 2005 (2005) 2–3 years [5]
12 Jeremy Bruer 2005 (2005) 2009 (2009) 3–4 years [6]
13 Doug Trappett 2009 (2009) 2012 (2012) 2–3 years [7]
14 Pablo Kang 2012 (2012) 2016 (2016) 3–4 years [8]
15 Arthur Spyrou 2016 (2016) 2019 (2019) 2–3 years [9][10]
16 Heidi Venamore 2020 (2020) 2024 4 years [11][12][13]
17 Ridwaan Jadwat 29 January 2024 (2024-01-29) Incumbent 77 days [14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ CA 9391: Australian Embassy, United Arab Emirates [Abu Dhabi], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 26 April 2015
  2. ^ "Envoy". The Canberra Times. 30 August 1975. p. 9.
  3. ^ Downer, Alexander (23 January 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Saudi Arabia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  4. ^ Downer, Alexander (28 January 1999). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  5. ^ Downer, Alexander (16 May 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  6. ^ Downer, Alexander (2 June 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  7. ^ Smith, Stephen (14 September 2009). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to the UAE" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  8. ^ Rudd, Kevin (7 January 2012). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to the UAE" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015.
  9. ^ Bishop, Julie (16 November 2015). "Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
  10. ^ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Ambassador to United Arab Emirates". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Ambassador to United Arab Emirates". Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Women. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  13. ^ "MoFAIC receives copy of credentials of new Australian Ambassador to UAE". Emirates News Agency. WAM/Hatem Mohamed/MOHD AAMIR. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  14. ^ Wong, Penny (12 November 2023). "Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates".
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