List of Australian High Commissioners to Ghana

The Australian High Commissioner to Ghana is the Australian government's foremost diplomatic representative in Ghana.[1] Australia maintained a High Commission in Accra from 1957 to 1985, at which point accreditation was held by the High Commissioner in Nigeria. The High Commission was re-established in 2004.[2] The ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation for Burkina Faso (since 2008), Côte d'Ivoire (since 2004), Togo (since 2009), Mali (since 2004), Senegal (since 2004), Liberia (since 2008), Sierra Leone (since 2004; as High Commissioner) and Guinea (since 2008).

Australian High Commissioner to Ghana
Incumbent Andrew Barnes since 2016
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Accra
Inaugural holder	Stewart Wolfe Jamieson
Formation	February 1958
Website	Australian High Commission, Ghana

List of heads of mission

Resident High Commissioners, 1958–1985

• Stewart Wolfe Jamieson (1958–1960)
• Bertram Ballard (1960–1962)[3][4]
• Barrie Dexter (Acting High Commissioner, 1963–1964)[5]
• John Ryan (1965–1967)[6]
• Richard Woolcott (1967–1970)[7]
• John McMillan (1970–1973)[8]
• David Evans (1974–)[9]
• John McCredie (1977–1980)
• Anthony Dingle (1980–1983)[10]
• Geoffrey Allen (1983–1985)[11][12]

High Commissioners resident in Nigeria, 1985–2004

• Allan Taylor (1985)
• Hugh Wyndham (1986–1989)[13]
• Oliver Cordell (1989–1993)[14]
• Howard Brown (1993–1997)[15]
• Matthew Neuhaus (1997–2001)[16]
• Bob Whitty (2001–2004)[17]
• Iain Dicke (2004)[18]

Resident High Commissioners, 2004–date

• Jon Richardson (18 May 2004–2008)[19]
• Billy Williams (2008–2013)[20]
• Joanna Adamson (2013–2016)[21][22]
• Andrew Barnes (2016–)[23]

References

1. CA 4408: Australian High Commission, Ghana [Accra], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 January 2016
2. Downer, Alexander (30 June 2004). "New Australian High Commission in Ghana" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
3. "Diplomatic postings announced". The Canberra Times. ACT. 3 March 1960. p. 2. Mr. S. W. Jamieson, formerly High Commissioner in Accra, Ghana, since the post was opened in February 1958
4. "Mr. B. C. Ballard, who has been appointed High Commissioner to Ceylon". The Canberra Times. ACT. 19 July 1962. p. 2.
5. "Appointment for Laos". The Canberra Times. 20 June 1964. p. 7.
6. "Envoy to Laos named". The Canberra Times. 6 January 1968. p. 7.
7. "Appointed Envoy to Ghana". The Canberra Times. 14 September 1967. p. 3.
8. "Envoys named". The Canberra Times. 22 February 1973. p. 3.
9. "Appointed to Ghana post". The Canberra Times. 26 March 1974. p. 7.
10. "New envoy named". The Canberra Times. 27 June 1980. p. 3.
11. "Envoy to Ghana". The Canberra Times. 16 July 1983. p. 3.
12. Mannix, Teresa (19 March 1985). "Mission in Ghana to close down". The Canberra Times. p. 3.
13. "New envoy appointed to Nigeria". The Canberra Times. 12 June 1986. p. 12.
14. "Cordell appointed". The Canberra Times. 25 May 1989. p. 13.
15. Evans, Gareth (12 November 1995). "Nigeria: Recall of the Australian High Commissioner" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
16. Downer, Alexander (22 September 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Nigeria" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
17. Downer, Alexander (2 September 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Nigeria" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
18. Downer, Alexander (12 February 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Nigeria" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
19. Downer, Alexander (18 May 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Ghana" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
20. Smith, Stephen (10 January 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to Ghana" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
21. Carr, Bob (26 September 2012). "High Commissioner to Ghana" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
22. "New high commissioner appointed for Ghana". The Australian. News Corp. AAP. 28 September 2012.
23. Bishop, Julie (5 May 2016). "High Commissioner to Ghana" (Press release). Australian Government.

External links

• Australian High Commission, Ghana – Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Mali, Senegal, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea