List of Australian Ambassadors to Poland

Ambassador to Poland
Incumbent Jean Dunn since 2012
Style	Her Excellency
Residence	Warsaw
Inaugural holder	L.J. Lawrey (resident in Moscow)
Formation	1972

The Australian Ambassador to Poland is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in Poland.^[1]

The Australian Government has maintained a diplomatic relationship with Poland since 1972.^[2] Between June 1972 and September 1973 the Australian Ambassador in Moscow was dually accredited to Warsaw.^[3] In 1973, Francis Stuart became the first resident Ambassador to the country.

List of heads of mission

Name	Start of term	End of term	References
L.J. Lawrey (resident in Moscow)	1972	1973
Francis Hamilton Stuart	1973	1977	[3]
Bob Laurie	1977	1980	[4]
John Burgess	1980	1984	[5]
Max Hughes	1985	1987	[6]
Lawry W. Herron	1987	1991
Anthony Kevin	1991	1994
Jonathan Thwaites	1994	1998	[7]
Margaret Adamson	1998	2002	[8]
Patrick Lawless	2002	2005	[9]
Ian Forsyth	2005	2008	[10]
Ruth Pearce	2008	2012	[11]
Jean Dunn	2012	+	[12]

References

1. CA 7839: Australian Embassy, Poland [Warsaw], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
2. "Diplomatic relations with Poland". The Canberra Times. 21 February 1972. p. 3.
3. "Ambassador from Poland due next week". The Canberra Times. 27 October 1973. p. 9.
4. "Foreign Affairs posting". The Canberra Times. 17 January 1977. p. 3.
5. "Diplomatic postings". The Canberra Times. 1 August 1980. p. 7.
6. "Envoy to Poland appointed". The Canberra Times. 19 October 1984. p. 3.
7. "Ambassador named". The Canberra Times. 10 September 1994. p. 6.
8. Downer, Alexander (17 May 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
9. 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.
10. Downer, Alexander (22 April 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
11. Smith, Stephen (30 May 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.
12. Rudd, Kevin (8 December 2011). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015.