List of ambassadors of Australia to Poland

The Australian Ambassador to Poland is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in Poland and also holds non-resident accreditation for Lithuania (since 2013) and the Czech Republic (and formerly Czechoslovakia, 1978–1990; since 1994). From 29 June 1990 to September 1994 there was a resident embassy in Prague.[1][2]

Ambassador to Poland
Incumbent
Paul Wojciechowski
since 2016 (2016)
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceWarsaw
Inaugural holderL.J. Lawrey
(resident in Moscow)
Formation1972

The Australian Government has maintained a diplomatic relationship with Poland since 1972.[3] Between June 1972 and September 1973 the Australian Ambassador in Moscow was dually accredited to Warsaw.[4] In 1973, Francis Stuart became the first resident Ambassador to the country.

List of heads of mission
NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Lawrence John Lawrey (resident in Moscow)19721973
James Lloyd (Charge d’Affaires)19731973[5]
Francis Hamilton Stuart19731977[4]
Bob Laurie19771980[6]
John Burgess19801984[7]
Max Hughes19851987[8]
Lawry W. Herron19871991
Anthony Kevin19911994
Jonathan Thwaites19941998[9]
Margaret Adamson19982002[10]
Patrick Lawless20022005[11]
Ian Forsyth20052008[12]
Ruth Pearce20082012[13]
Jean Dunn20122016[14]
Paul Wojciechowski2016[15]
Lloyd Brodrick2019[16]

Resident Ambassadors to Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic
NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Tony Vincent29 June 1990September 1994[17]

See also

References
  1. CA 7839: Australian Embassy, Poland [Warsaw], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
  2. CA 7676: Australian Embassy, Czech Republic [Prague], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 12 March 2018
  3. "Diplomatic relations with Poland". The Canberra Times. 21 February 1972. p. 3.
  4. "Ambassador from Poland due next week". The Canberra Times. 27 October 1973. p. 9.
  5. The history of Polish-Australian relations, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Canberra, 5 September 2013, archived from the original on 18 June 2016
  6. "Foreign Affairs posting". The Canberra Times. 17 January 1977. p. 3.
  7. "Diplomatic postings". The Canberra Times. 1 August 1980. p. 7.
  8. "Envoy to Poland appointed". The Canberra Times. 19 October 1984. p. 3.
  9. "Ambassador named". The Canberra Times. 10 September 1994. p. 6.
  10. Downer, Alexander (17 May 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  11. Downer, Alexander (30 May 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. This year marks the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Poland.
  12. Downer, Alexander (22 April 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  13. Smith, Stephen (30 May 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.
  14. Rudd, Kevin (8 December 2011). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015.
  15. Bishop, Julie (13 November 2015). "Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015.
  16. "Ambassador to Poland". DFAT. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  17. Evans, Gareth (25 May 1990). "Diplomatic appointment - the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic" (Press release). Australian Government.
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