List of High Commissioners of New Zealand to Australia

The High Commissioner from New Zealand to Australia is New Zealand's foremost diplomatic representative in the Commonwealth of Australia, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission in Australia.

The High Commission is located in Canberra, Australia's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident High Commissioner in Australia since 1943.

As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Australia are at governmental level, rather than between Heads of State. Thus, the countries exchange High Commissioners, rather than ambassadors.

List of heads of mission

High Commissioners to Australia

• Carl Berendsen (1943–1944)
• J G Barclay (1944–1950)
• G E L Alderton (1950–1958)
• Fred Jones (1958–1961)
• S C Johnston (1961–1963)
• Jack Shepherd^[1] (1963–1964)
• J L Hazlett (1964–1970)
• A J Yendell (1970–1973)
• E P Chapman (1973–1976)
• Laurie Francis (1976–1985)
• Graham Ansell (1985–1989)
• Ted Woodfield (1989–1994)
• Graham Fortune (1994–1999)
• Simon Murdoch (1999–2002)
• Kate Lackey (2002–2006)
• John Larkindale (2006–2011)
• Martyn Dunne (2011–2013)
• Chris Seed (2013–present)^[2]

References

1. Acting High Commissioner only.
2. "Foreign embassies and consulates in Australia - Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade". Protocol.dfat.gov.au. 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2015-06-14.

External links

• Heads of Missions List: A. New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved on 2006-07-08.
• Chris Seed named NZ's next High Commissioner to Australia. The New Zealand Herald, 24 October 2013. Retrieved on 2014-04-28.