Permanent Representative of Australia to the World Trade Organization

Permanent Representative of Australia to the World Trade Organization
Incumbent Hamish McCormick since 28 June 2014[1]
Style	His Excellency
Nominator	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder	Peter Stewart Field (GATT) Donald Kenyon (WTO)
Formation	1983 (GATT) 1 January 1995 (WTO)
Website	Australian Permanent Mission and Consulate-General, Geneva, Switzerland

The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the World Trade Organization is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of Australia to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and continues Australia's representation to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT; 1948–1995), as a charter member joining the WTO to replace the GATT on 1 January 1995. The Permanent Mission to the WTO is based with the Australian Permanent Mission and Consulate-General in Geneva.^[2] Prior to 1983, the role of Australia's representative on the GATT was filled by the Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office in Geneva.

Office holders

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 1983–1995

Name	Start of term	End of term	References
Peter Stewart Field	1983	1985	[3]
Alan Oxley	1985	1989	[4]
David Hawes	July 1989	March 1993
Donald Kenyon	March 1993	1 January 1995

World Trade Organization, 1995–present

Name	Start of term	End of term	References
Donald Kenyon	1 January 1995	December 1996
Ted Delofski	11 December 1996	1997	[5]
Geoff Raby	January 1998	August 2001	[6]
David Spencer	August 2001	June 2005	[7]
Bruce Gosper	10 June 2005	December 2008	[8]
Peter Grey	19 December 2008	February 2010	[9]
Tim Yeend	1 March 2010	June 2014	[10]
Hamish McCormick	25 June 2014	present

References

1. "Ambassador to World Trade Organization". Foreign Minister of Australia. 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
2. "Australia in the World Trade Organization". Australian Permanent Mission and Consulate-General Geneva, Switzerland. DFAT. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
3. "Spotting how the trade winds blew". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 May 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
4. "Alan Oxley, Chairman" (PDF). Australian APEC Study Centre. Monash University. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
5. "APPOINTMENT OF WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION AMBASSADOR" (Media Release). MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER FOR TRADE. DFAT. 11 December 1996. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
6. "APPOINTMENT OF WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION AMBASSADOR" (Media Release). Minister for Foreign Affairs Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Trade. DFAT. 23 December 1997. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
7. "Appointment of World Trade Organisation Ambassador" (Media Release). The Hon. Alexander Downer, MP. DFAT. 26 April 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
8. "Appointment of World Trade Organization Ambassador" (Media Release). The Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer and the Minister for Trade Mark Vaile. DFAT. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
9. "Diplomatic Appointment - Australian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO)" (Media Release). Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs. DFAT. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
10. "Appointment of World Trade Organization Ambassador" (Media Release). Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade and Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs. DFAT. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

External links

• Australian Permanent Mission and Consulate-General, Geneva, Switzerland