List of ambassadors of Australia to Sweden

The Australian Ambassador to Sweden is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in Sweden. The Ambassador is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to Sweden. The Ambassador resides in Stockholm.[1] The Ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation for Finland (since 1968[2]) and Latvia (since 1997). Accreditation has also previously been held for Denmark (1997–2000), Norway (1970–2003), Lithuania (1997–2013), Iceland (1997–2000) and Estonia (1991–2018).[3]

Australian Ambassador to Sweden
Incumbent
Jonathan Kenna
since 24 August 2016
StyleHis Excellency
Inaugural holderBill Carney (Chargé d'affaires)
Formation1961
WebsiteAustralian Embassy, Sweden

List of heads of mission

Trade Commissioner and Chargé d'affaires, Stockholm
NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Bill Carney15 June 196112 July 1962[1]
Frederick Gullick23 July 196226 September 1965[1]

Ambassadors to Sweden, resident in Moscow
NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Stewart Wolfe JamiesonJanuary 1964March 1965
John RowlandMarch 1965February 1966

Resident Ambassadors to Sweden
NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Bertram BallardFebruary 1966May 1968
Roy PeacheyMay 1968May 1972
John PetherbridgeMay 1972September 1975
Lance BarnardSeptember 1975June 1978[4][5]
Brian HillJune 1978January 1980
W. Kevin FlanaganJanuary 1980December 1983
M. Rosaleen McGovernDecember 1983February 1988
Ian NicholsonFebruary 1988October 1991
Robert MerrilleesOctober 1991January 1996[6]
Judith PeadJanuary 1996January 1999[7]
Stephen BradyJanuary 1999January 2003[8]
Richard RoweJanuary 2003March 2007[9]
Howard BrownMarch 200720 November 2009[10]
Paul Stephens20 November 200913 November 2012[11]
Gerald Thomson13 November 2012August 2016[12]
Jonathan Kenna24 August 2016present[13]

References
  1. CA 8019: Australian Embassy, Stockholm [Sweden], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 16 April 2015
  2. "Two posts for ambassador". The Canberra Times. 42 (12, 050). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 July 1968. p. 8. Retrieved 1 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Bishop, Julie (7 March 2018). "Pop up embassy opens in Estonia". Australian Government.
  4. Whitlam, Gough (23 June 1975). "Appointment of Ambassador to Sweden, Finland and Norway" (Press release). Archived from the original on 17 April 2015.
  5. "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. ACT. 2 August 1975. p. 8.
  6. Blewett, Neal (20 September 1991). "Diplomatic Appointment – Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government.
  7. McMullan, Bob (22 October 1995). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government.
  8. Downer, Alexander (2 July 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
  9. Downer, Alexander (2 October 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
  10. Downer, Alexander (21 December 2006). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
  11. Smith, Stephen (20 November 2009). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  12. Carr, Bob (13 November 2012). "Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  13. Bishop, Julie (24 August 2016). "Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016.
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