List of Australian High Commissioners to the Solomon Islands

High Commissioner of Australia to the Solomon Islands
Incumbent
Andrew Byrne
since 9 November 2013
Style His Excellency
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder Trevor Harvey Boyd Sofield
Formation 1982
Website Australian High Commission, Honiara

The High Commissioner of Australia to the Solomon Islands is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the High Commission of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Solomon Islands. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is based with the High Commission on the corner of Hibiscus Avenue and Mud Alley, Honiara.

The High Commissioner is currently Andrew Byrne,[1] and the Solomon Islands and Australia have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1982, following their independence on 7 July 1978.

High Commissioners

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Trevor Harvey Boyd Sofield198215 August 1985
Max Gaylard15 August 19851988
John Starey1988March 1992
Ruth PearceMarch 1992June 1994
Robert Kenneth FlynnJune 1994July 1997
James BatleyJuly 1997July 1999[2]
Dr Martin SharpJuly 1999July 2001[3]
Robert DavisJuly 2001December 2003[4]
Patrick ColeDecember 200312 September 2006[5][6]
Peter Hooton12 January 200712 May 2009[7]
Frank Ingruber12 May 200926 April 2011[8]
Matt Anderson26 April 201120 December 2013[9]
Andrew Byrne20 December 2013present[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Mr Andrew Byrne". Australian Ambassadors and other representatives. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
  2. ↑ "DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT: HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SOLOMON ISLANDS". Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs. 28 April 1997. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Solomon Islands". Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs. 7 July 1999. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands". The Hon. Alexander Downer, MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs. 22 June 2001. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Solomon Islands". The Hon. Alexander Downer, MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs. 29 October 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  6. ↑ On 12 September 2006 the Australian High Commissioner was declared persona non grata by the Solomon Islands Government alleging that he was "talking too much to the opposition," and had been expressing his opposition to a government-appointed commission of inquiry into recent civil unrest. "Australia not to accept high commissioner's expulsion from Solomons: PM". People's Daily Online. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Media Release: Diplomatic Appointment – High Commissioner to Solomon Islands". The Hon. Alexander Downer, MP, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, AUSTRALIA. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "New Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands". Solomon Times Online. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Media Release: DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT – HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SOLOMON ISLANDS". Australian High Commission Solomon Islands. Australian Government. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "High Commissioner to Solomon Islands". Minister for Foreign Affairs The Hon Julie Bishop MP. Australian Government. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

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