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Ambassador of Australia to Norway
Incumbent
MaryEllen Miller
since May 2017
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHer Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatCopenhagen, Denmark
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderRoy Peachey
(Ambassador resident in Stockholm, Sweden)
Formation1970
WebsiteAustralian Embassy, Norway

The Ambassador of Australia to Norway is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Kingdom of Norway.[1] The Ambassador resides in Copenhagen, Denmark. The current ambassador, since May 2017, is MaryEllen Miller.

List of ambassadors

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Ordinal Officeholder Residency Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Roy Peachey Stockholm, Sweden 1970 (1970) May 1972 (1972-05) 1–2 years [2]
2 John Petherbridge May 1972 (1972-005) September 1975 (1975-09) 3 years, 4 months [3]
3 Lance Barnard September 1975 (1975-09) June 1978 (1978-06) 2 years, 9 months [4]
4 Brian Hill June 1978 (1978-06) January 1980 (1980-01) 1 year, 7 months [5]
5 Kevin Flanagan January 1980 (1980-01) December 1983 (1983-12) 3 years, 11 months [6]
6 Judith P. Pead Stockholm, Sweden 1997 (1997) January 1999 (1999-01) 1–2 years
7 Stephen Brady January 1999 (1999-01) January 2003 (2003-01) 4 years [7]
8 Matthew Peek Copenhagen, Denmark 2003 (2003) 2006 (2006) 2–3 years [8]
9 Sharyn Minahan 2006 (2006) 2010 (2010) 3–4 years [9]
10 James Choi 2010 (2010) 2013 (2013) 2–3 years
11 Damien Miller 2013 (2013) May 2017 (2017-05) 3–4 years [10]
12 MaryEllen Miller May 2017 (2017-05) incumbent 7 years, 6 months [11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Department of Foreign Affairs. "Norway country brief". Australian Government. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Posts in Denmark, Norway". The Canberra Times. ACT. 9 November 1970. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. ACT. 2 August 1975. p. 8.
  4. ^ Whitlam, Gough (23 June 1975). "Appointment of Ambassador to Sweden, Finland and Norway" (Press release). Archived from the original on 17 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Holy See envoy". The Canberra Times. ACT. 7 February 1979. p. 22.
  6. ^ "Diplomatic postings". The Canberra Times. ACT. 14 November 1979. p. 8.
  7. ^ Downer, Alexander (2 July 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Sweden" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
  8. ^ Downer, Alexander (2 July 2003). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador To Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  9. ^ Downer, Alexander (3 July 2006). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
  10. ^ Carr, Bob (1 April 2013). "Ambassador to Denmark" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  11. ^ Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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