Ambassador of Australia to Iran
Incumbent
Lyndall Sachs
since 6 October 2019 (2019-10-06)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHer Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceTehran
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderBarry Hall
Formation1968

The ambassador of Australia to Iran 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 Islamic Republic of Iran.[1]

The current ambassador, since October 2019, is Lyndall Sachs.

Heads of mission

OrdinalOfficeholderTitleTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1 Barry Hall Ambassador of Australia
to the Imperial State of Iran		 1968 1972 3–4 years [2]
2 Henry Douglas White 1972 1972 0 years
3 Ivor Gordon Bowden Ambassador of Australia
to the Imperial State of Iran		 1974 1978 3–4 years
4 Marshall Johnston 1978 1979 0–1 years
n/a Kevin J. Boreham Charge d’Affaires ad interim 1979 1982 2–3 years
n/a William N. Fisher 1982 1983 0–1 years
n/a John Dauth 1983 1985 1–2 years
5 John Lander Ambassador of Australia
to the Islamic Republic of Iran		 1985 1987 1–2 years
6 Michael Landale 1987 1990 2–3 years
7 John Oliver 1990 1993 2–3 years
8 Nick Warner 1994 1997 2–3 years
9 Stuart Hume 1997 2001 3–4 years
10 Jeremy Roger Newman 2001 2005 3–4 years [3]
11 Greg Moriarty 2005 2008 2–3 years [4]
12 Marc Innes-Brown 2008 2013 4–5 years [5]
13 Paul Foley 2013 2016 2–3 years [6]
14 Ian Biggs July 2016 2019 2–3 years [7]
15 Lyndall Sachs 6 October 2019 incumbent 4 years, 83 days [8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ CA 8017: Australian Embassy, Iran [Tehran], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 January 2016
  2. ↑ Markovic, Nina (9 May 2013), It’s complicated: a timeline of Australia–Iran relations in a historical perspective, Parliament of Australia
  3. ↑ Downer, Alexander (6 March 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Downer, Alexander (4 March 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Smith, Stephen (30 June 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Carr, Bob (19 April 2013). "Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Bishop, Julie (6 May 2016). "Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Payne, Marise (28 August 2019). "Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government.
  9. ↑ "New Australian envoy submits copy of credentials to Zarif". The Islamic Republic News Agency. Teheran. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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