List of ambassadors of Australia to Egypt

Ambassador of Australia to Egypt
Incumbent
Glenn Miles
since November 2018
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceCairo
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor-General of Australia
Inaugural holderClaude Massey
(as Minister to Egypt)
Formation1950
WebsiteAustralian Embassy Egypt

The Ambassador of Australia to Egypt 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 Arab Republic of Egypt. The current ambassador, since November 2018, is Glenn Miles, who resides in Cairo. The Ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation as Ambassador to Eritrea, Syria and Sudan.[1]

History

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The first official Australian representative in Egypt was Cyril E. Hughes, who was appointed as trade commissioner in Cairo by the Lyons government in 1936 as part of its expansion of the trade commissioner scheme. He was also given responsibility for Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, the Sudan, Syria and Turkey. Hughes performed a quasi-diplomatic role, sending briefings to the Department of External Affairs on Middle Eastern politics. His successor James Payne remained in the post throughout World War II.[2]

Australia opened its first embassy in the Arab world in Cairo, in 1950.[3] There existed an embassy in Damascus, Syria from 1977 to 1999. Prior to 1977, accreditation for Syria was held by the embassies in Beirut, Lebanon (1973–1976) and Baghdad, Iraq (1976–1977).[4] In 1991, with its independence, accreditation for Eritrea was held by the High Commission in Nairobi, until it was transferred to the embassy in Cairo in 2006.

After the Australian Government closed its post in Syrian embassy in 1999, the Ambassador to Egypt was named responsible for representing Australian interests in Syria.

List of heads of mission

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Ordinal Officeholder Title Other offices Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Claude Massey Minister to Egypt 1950 (1950) 1953 (1953) 2–3 years [5][6]
2 Hugh McClure Smith 1953 (1953) 1953 (1953) 1–2 years [7][8]
3 Roden Cutler VC, CBE 1955 (1955) 1957 (1957) 1–2 years [9]
Post withdrawn 9 September 1956
4 John Quinn OBE Minister to Cairo November 1960 (1960-11) April 1961 (1961-04) 1 year [10]
Ambassador to the United Arab Republic April 1961 (1961-04) November 1961 (1961-11)
5 Francis Hamilton Stuart November 1961 (1961-11) March 1966 (1966-03) 4 years, 4 months [11]
6 L. J. Lawrey March 1966 (1966-03) January 1969 (1969-01) 2 years, 10 months [12]
7 Brian Clarence Hill January 1969 (1969-01) 1971 (1971) 2–3 years [13]
Ambassador of Australia to Egypt 1971 (1971) 1972 (1972)
8 Keith Douglas Scott June 1972 (1972-06) January 1975 (1975-01) 2 years, 7 months [14]
9 Robin Ashwin 1975 (1975) 1978 (1978) 2–3 years [15]
10 Pierre Hutton 1978 (1978) 1981 (1981) 2–3 years [16]
11 Frank Murray 1981 (1981) 1984 (1984) 2–3 years [17]
12 Kenneth Rodgers 1984 (1984) 1987 (1987) 2–3 years [18]
13 Ian Hutcheons 1987 (1987) 1990 (1990) 2–3 years [19]
14 John Crighton 1990 (1990) 1993 (1993) 2–3 years
15 Colin McDonald 1993 (1993) 1998 (1998) 4–5 years
16 Michael Smith 1995 (1995) 1998 (1998) 2–3 years
17 Victoria Owen PSM AB 1998 (1998) 2002 (2002) 3–4 years [20]
18 Robert Newton AB 2002 (2002) 2005 (2005) 2–3 years [21]
19 Bob Bowker ABC 2005 (2005) 2008 (2008) 2–3 years [22]
20 Stephanie Shwabsky ABC 2008 (2008) 2012 (2012) 3–4 years
21 Ralph King ABC 2012 (2012) 2015 (2015) 2–3 years [23]
22 Neil Hawkins ABC 2015 (2015) 2018 (2018) 2–3 years [24]
23 Glenn Miles ABC November 2018 (2018-11) incumbent 6 years [25][26]

Notes

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^A Also non-resident Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic, since 1999.
^B Also non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of the Sudan, since 1999.
^C Also non-resident Ambassador to the State of Eritrea, since 2006.

References

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  1. ^ CA 4428: Australian Embassy, Arab Republic of Egypt [Cairo], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 January 2016
  2. ^ Schedvin, Boris (2008). Emissaries of Trade: A History of the Australian Trade Commissioner Service (PDF). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978 1 921244 57 5.
  3. ^ Rudd, Kevin (10 December 2010). The 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Australia-Egypt Diplomatic Relations (Speech). Cairo, Egypt. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015.
  4. ^ CA 7163: Australian Embassy, Syria [Damascus], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 January 2016
  5. ^ "Two Middle East Ministers". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 October 1949. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Mr. Massey on way to Egypt". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 March 1950. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ Newell, Jenny, "McClure Smith, Hugh Alexander (1902–1961)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 11 March 2015
  8. ^ "Minister to Egypt". Illawarra Daily Mercury. 16 February 1953. p. 10.
  9. ^ "Cutler V.C. for Egypt". The Central Queensland Herald. Rockhampton, Queensland. 16 June 1955. p. 16.
  10. ^ Fogarty, Mike (2002). "Quinn, John Paul (1919–1961)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 16. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  11. ^ "New Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 4 November 1961. p. 29.
  12. ^ "Lawrey new ambassador to UAR". The Canberra Times. 25 March 1966. p. 9.
  13. ^ "Ambassador appointed". The Canberra Times. 19 December 1968. p. 3.
  14. ^ "Foreign Affairs changes". The Canberra Times. 12 June 1972. p. 8.
  15. ^ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 30 November 1974. p. 3.
  16. ^ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 8 August 1978. p. 3.
  17. ^ "Two ambassadors appointed". The Canberra Times. 27 May 1981. p. 3.
  18. ^ "Ambassador to Egypt named". The Canberra Times. 5 July 1984. p. 3.
  19. ^ "Diplomatic postings announced". The Canberra Times. 8 June 1987. p. 3.
  20. ^ Downer, Alexander (2 February 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Egypt" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  21. ^ Downer, Alexander (27 September 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Egypt" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  22. ^ Downer, Alexander (15 October 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Egypt" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  23. ^ Rudd, Kevin (13 December 2011). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Egypt" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015.
  24. ^ Bishop, Julie (6 March 2015). "Ambassador to Egypt" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015.
  25. ^ "Ambassador to Egypt". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  26. ^ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry". Hansard: Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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