List of high commissioners of Australia to India information
Diplomats of Australia to India
High Commissioner of Australia to India
Incumbent Philip Green since 1 July 2023 (2023-07-01)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style
His Excellency
Reports to
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat
New Delhi
Nominator
Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer
Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder
Iven Mackay
Formation
2 November 1943
Website
Australian High Commission, New Delhi – India, Bhutan
The Australian High Commission in New DelhiHigh Commissioner Harinder Sidhu presenting her commission to the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, on 4 April 2016.
The high commissioner of Australia to India 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 India in New Delhi. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is currently held by Philip Green, since 1 July 2023. The high commissioner also holds non-resident accreditation as Ambassador to Bhutan since diplomatic relations were established on 14 September 2002.[1][2] On 21 May 2020, O'Farrell presented his commission to the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, in India's first-ever virtual credentials ceremony.[3] On 7 October 2022, O'Farrell presented his credentials as ambassador to the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, at Tashichho Dzong in Thimphu.[4]
The Australian Government has offered diplomatic representation in India since 1943.[5] Between 1960 and 1986, the high commissioner also had non-resident accreditation as Ambassador to Nepal. A resident Australian Embassy in Nepal was opened on 27 April 1984, but the first resident ambassador was not appointed until 4 May 1986.[6][7][8] The high commission's work is assisted by multiple consulates throughout the country that have visiting and reporting responsibilities, as well as handling consular and trade matters for the high commission.
^CA 2754: Australian High Commission, India [New Delhi], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 26 April 2015
^Downer, Alexander (15 September 2002). "Australia and Bhutan Establish Diplomatic Relations" (Media Release). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Minister for Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
^"Australia's 21st High Commissioner to India presents his credentials" (Media Release). Australian High Commission, New Delhi. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
^"Presentation of Credentials by Ambassadors-designate of Pakistan, Australia, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Canada, Kazakhstan, Indonesia and Slovenia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan. 7 October 2022. Archived from the original (Press Release) on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
^"High Commissioner to India: Australia to have representative". Daily Commercial News and Shipping List. Sydney, New South Wales. 26 October 1943. p. 2.
^"Embassy to open in Nepal". The Canberra Times. 16 March 1984. p. 11.
^"Opening of new Australian diplomatic missions". Australian Foreign Affairs Record. 56 (11): 1131. November 1985. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^Hayden, Bill (May 1986). "Ambassador to Nepal". Australian Foreign Affairs Record. 57 (5): 453. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
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