List of Australian Ambassadors to Hungary

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Australian Ambassador to Hungary
Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Incumbent
David Stuart
since 2012
Style His Excellency
Residence Vienna, Austria
Inaugural holder J.R. Rowland
(resident in Vienna)

The Australian Ambassador to Hungary is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in Hungary. The Australian Government established an Embassy in Budapest in 1985 and appointed its first resident Ambassador, Oliver Cordell.[1] Previously, responsibility for Australian diplomatic representation in Hungary was held in Austria (1971–1985).[2] At the time, Bill Hayden, then Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, said that closer ties with Hungary could help Australia to encourage dialogue between the United States and the Soviet Union on matters such as disarmament.[3]

The Australian Embassy in Budapest closed in July 2013.[4] The Government at the time said the closure was because of budget constraints.[5] Currently, the Australian Ambassador to Hungary is accredited from Vienna. The current ambassador is David Stuart.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors resident in Vienna, Austria

Resident Ambassadors

  • Oliver Cordell (1985–1988)[1]
  • Doug Townsend (1988–1991)[10]
  • Donald Kingsmill (1992–1995)
  • Patrick Robertson (1995–1998)[11]
  • Mark Higgie (1998–2001)[12]
  • Leo Cruise (2001–2004)[13]
  • Clare Birgin (2004–2007)[14]
  • Alex Brooking (2007–2011)[15]
  • John Griffin (2011–2013)[16][17]

Ambassadors resident in Vienna, Austria

References

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