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List of ambassadors of Australia to Laos

The Ambassador of Australia to Laos 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic. The Ambassador resides in Vientiane.[1] The Australian Government first announced it would open an embassy in Vientiane in 1962. The current ambassador, since February 2021, is Paul Kelly.

Ambassador of Australia to Laos
Incumbent
Paul Kelly
since 5 February 2021 (2021-02-05)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceVientiane
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderArthur Morris
Formation1963

List of heads of mission

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Ordinal Officeholder Title Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 David McNicol Minister to Laos 1955 (1955) 1956 (1956) 0–1 years [2]
2 Frederick Blakeney 1956 (1956) 1957 (1957) 0–1 years
3 Bill Forsyth Minister to Laos 1959 (1959) 1960 (1960) 0–1 years [3]
4 Arthur Morris 1960 (1960) 1963 (1963) 3–4 years [4][5]
Ambassador of Australia to Laos 1963 (1963) 1964 (1964)
5 Barrie Dexter 1964 (1964) 1967 (1967) 2–3 years [6]
6 John Ryan 1968 (1968) 1969 (1969) 0–1 years
7 Peter Curtis 1970 (1970) 1972 (1972) 1–2 years
8 A. H. Borthwick 1973 (1973) 1976 (1976) 2–3 years
9 J. A. Forsythe 1977 (1977) 1978 (1978) 0–1 years
10 Bruce Woodberry 1979 (1979) 1980 (1980) 0–1 years [7]
11 Philip Peters 1981 (1981) 1985 (1985) 3–4 years [8]
12 J. B. Campbell 1986 (1986) 1986 (1986) 0 years
13 P. A. Jackson 1987 (1987) 1990 (1990) 2–3 years
14 M. D. Mann 1991 (1991) 1994 (1994) 2–3 years
15 Roland Rich 1994 (1994) 1997 (1997) 2–3 years
16 Karina Campbell 1997 (1997) 2000 (2000) 2–3 years [9]
17 Michael Jonathan Thwaites 2000 (2000) 2004 (2004) 3–4 years [10]
18 Alistair Charles Maclean 2004 (2004) 2007 (2007) 2–3 years [11]
19 Michele Forster 2007 (2007) 2011 (2011) 3–4 years [12]
20 Lynda Worthaisong 2011 (2011) 2014 (2014) 2–3 years [13]
21 John Williams 2014 (2014) 2018 (2018) 3–4 years [14]
22 Jean-Bernard Carrasco January 2018 (2018-01) 2020 (2020) 1–2 years [15]
23 Paul Kelly 5 February 2021 (2021-02-05) incumbent 3 years, 302 days [16][17]

References

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  1. ^ CA 2772:Australian Embassy, Laos [Vientiane], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 April 2015
  2. ^ "Diplomat for Vietnam post". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 2 December 1954. p. 1.
  3. ^ Chad Mitcham, ‘Forsyth, William Douglass (Bill)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/forsyth-william-douglass-bill-27737, published online 2018; "Ambassador to Vietnam appointed". The Canberra Times. 2 July 1959. p. 2. The Government has raised the Australian Legation in Vietnam to the status of an Embassy and has appointed Mr. W. D. Forsyth as Australia's first Ambassador in Saigon.
  4. ^ "Minister for East". The Canberra Times. ACT. 31 December 1960. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Mr Arthur Malcolm Morris". The Canberra Times. ACT. 18 January 1963. p. 2.
  6. ^ "Appointment for Laos". The Canberra Times. ACT. 20 June 1964. p. 7.
  7. ^ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 2 September 1978. p. 3.
  8. ^ "Laos post". The Canberra Times. 2 June 1981. p. 3.
  9. ^ Downer, Alexander (18 June 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  10. ^ Downer, Alexander (5 July 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  11. ^ Downer, Alexander (21 June 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  12. ^ Downer, Alexander (18 June 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
  13. ^ Rudd, Kevin (22 December 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015.
  14. ^ Bishop, Julie (5 November 2013). "Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015.
  15. ^ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Ambassador to Lao PDR". 16 December 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Austcham Lao PDR". Facebook. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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