Ambassador of Australia to Hungary
Incumbent
Richard Sadleir
since 2019
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceVienna, Austria
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor-General of Australia
Inaugural holderJohn Rowland
(resident in Vienna)

The Ambassador of Australia to Hungary is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia in Hungary. The Australian Government established an embassy in Budapest in October 1984,[1] and appointed its first resident Ambassador, Oliver Cordell.[2] Previously, responsibility for Australian diplomatic representation in Hungary was held in Austria (1971–1985).[3] At the time, Bill Hayden, then Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, said that closer ties with Hungary could help Australia to encourage dialogue between the United States and the Soviet Union on matters such as disarmament.[4]

The Australian Embassy in Budapest closed in July 2013.[5] The Government at the time said the closure was because of budget constraints.[6] Currently, the Australian Ambassador to Hungary is accredited from Vienna. The current ambassador, since 2019, is Richard Sadleir.

List of ambassadors

OrdinalOfficeholderResidencyTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1 John Rowland Vienna, Austria 1972 1974 1–2 years [7]
2 Robert Furlonger 1974 1977 2–3 years
3 James Cumes 1977 1980 2–3 years [8][9]
4 Duncan Campbell 1980 1984 3–4 years
5 John Kelso 1984 1985 0–1 years [10]
6 Oliver Cordell Budapest, Hungary 1985 1988 2–3 years [2]
7 Doug Townsend 1988 1991 2–3 years [11]
8 Donald Kingsmill Budapest, Hungary 1992 1995 2–3 years
9 Patrick Robertson 1995 1998 2–3 years [12]
10 Mark Higgie 1998 2001 2–3 years [13]
11 Leo Cruise 2001 2004 2–3 years [14]
12 Clare Birgin 2004 2007 2–3 years [15]
13 Alex Brooking 2007 2011 3–4 years [16]
14 John Griffin 2011 2013 1–2 years [17][18]
15 David Stuart Vienna, Austria 2013 2016 2–3 years [19][5]
16 Brendon Hammer October 2016 2019 2–3 years [20][21]
17 Richard Sadleir 2019 incumbent 3–4 years [22]

References

  1. ↑ "X - Diplomatic and Consular Relations" (PDF), Australian Year Book of International Law: 455, 1987, archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2012, retrieved 4 February 2017
  2. 1 2 "Embassy in Hungary". The Canberra Times. ACT. 4 April 1985. p. 3.
  3. ↑ CA 7182: Australian Embassy, Hungary [Budapest], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 January 2016
  4. ↑ "Budapest embassy". The Canberra Times. ACT. 28 August 1984. p. 2.
  5. 1 2 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary country brief, Australian Government, archived from the original on 22 September 2015
  6. ↑ Frydenberg, Josh (24 June 2013), Closure of Australia's Embassy in Hungary, archived from the original on 21 March 2015
  7. ↑ "Links with Hungary, Bulgaria". The Canberra Times. ACT. 6 April 1972. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "Diplomatic posts". The Canberra Times. ACT. 26 January 1980. p. 3.
  9. ↑ "Ambassadors appointed". The Canberra Times. ACT. 27 August 1977. p. 7.
  10. ↑ "Ambassadors announced". The Canberra Times. ACT. 12 March 1984. p. 3.
  11. ↑ "Diplomats chosen". The Canberra Times. ACT. 4 July 1988. p. 10.
  12. ↑ Evans, Gareth (26 June 1995). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Hungary" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  13. ↑ Downer, Alexander (16 December 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  14. ↑ Downer, Alexander (10 January 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Hungary" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  15. ↑ Downer, Alexander (25 February 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Hungary" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  16. ↑ Downer, Alexander (5 March 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: Hungary" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
  17. ↑ Rudd, Kevin (12 May 2011). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Hungary" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015.
  18. ↑ Mckean, Bruce (13 June 2011). "Diplomat's link to NQ". Mackay Daily Mercury. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016.
  19. ↑ Carr, Bob (5 July 2012). "Ambassador to Austria" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  20. ↑ Bishop, Julie (28 September 2016). "Ambassador to Austria" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016.
  21. ↑ "Ambassador to Austria". 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  22. ↑ "Ambassador to Austria". 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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