List of Australian High Commissioners to Zambia

Australian High Commissioner to Zambia
Incumbent Suzanne MCourt since 2015
Style	Her Excellency
Residence	Harare, Zimbabwe
Inaugural holder	Bill Landale (resident in Dar-Es-Salam)

The Australian High Commissioner to Zambia is the Australian Government’s foremost diplomatic representative in Zambia.^[1] After the Australian Government closed its post in Lusaka in 1991, the Australian Ambassador to Zimbabwe was named responsible for representing Australian interests in Zambia.

List of heads of mission

High Commissioners resident in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania

• Bill Landale (1972)^[2][3]
• J.A. Forsythe (1973–1976)
• F.W. Truelove (1977–1978)
• E.J.L. Ride (1979–1981)
• John R. Baker (1982–1984)^[4]

Resident High Commissioners

• I.L. James (1983–1986)
• E.J.L. Ride (1987–1988)
• H.R. Ware (1989–1991)
• D.L. Holt (1991)

High Commissioners resident in Harare, Zimbabwe

• J.D. Thwaites (1991–1994)
• Kerry Sibraa (1994–1998)
• Denise Fisher (1998–2001)^[5]
• Jonathan Brown (2001–2004)^[6]
• Jonathan Sheppard (2004–2007)^[7]
• John Courtney (2007–2011)^[8]
• Matthew Neuhaus (2011–15)^[9]
• Suzanne McCourt (2015-)^[10]

References

1. CA 7590: Australian High Commission, Zambia [Lusaka], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 23 January 2016
2. "Envoy to Tanzania named". The Canberra Times (ACT: National Library of Australia). 21 February 1970. p. 9. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
3. Juddery, Bruce (29 January 1971). "Africa: Our representation very thin on the ground". The Canberra Times (ACT: National Library of Australia). p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2016. Over in Dar-es-Salaam Mr Bill Landale reports on Zambia, Malawi and, the only non-African country watched from the continent, Mauritius.
4. "Tanzanian envoy". The Canberra Times (ACT: National Library of Australia). 16 January 1982. p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
5. Downer, Alexander (24 February 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment- High Commissioner to Zimbabwe" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
6. Downer, Alexander (2 March 2001). "Diplomatic appointment: High Commissioner to Zimbabwe" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
7. Downer, Alexander (17 June 2004). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Zimbabwe" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
8. Downer, Alexander (8 August 2007). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Zimbabwe" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
9. Rudd, Kevin (22 October 2010). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Zimbabwe" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015.
10. Bishop, Julie (6 March 2015). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Zimbabwe" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.