List of ambassadors of Australia to the Netherlands
The Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in the Netherlands. The Ambassador resides in The Hague.[1]
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Style | His Excellency |
Residence | The Hague |
Inaugural holder | Stanley Bruce (as Minister) |
Formation | 1942 |
List of heads of mission
Minister to the Netherlands
- Stanley Bruce (1942–1945)[2] – non-resident (High Commissioner to the United Kingdom).
- John Hood (Chargé d'affaires, 1945–1946)[3]
- Keith Officer (1946–1948)[4][5]
- John Quinn (Chargé d'affaires, 1948–1950)
- Peter Heydon (Chargé d'affaires, 1950)
Ambassadors to the Netherlands
- Alfred Stirling (1950–1955)[6]
- Hugh McClure Smith (1955–1958)[7]
- Edwin McCarthy (1958–1962)[8]
- Walter Crocker (1962–1965)[9]
- Roden Cutler (1965–1966)[10]
- Colin Moodie (1966–1970)[11]
- Lloyd Thomson (1970–1974)[12]
- Frederick Blakeney (1974–1977)[13]
- David Fairbairn (1977–1980)[14]
- James Cumes (1980–1984)[15]
- Geoffrey Price (1984–1987)
- Don Grimes (1987–1991)[16][17]
- Warwick Weemaes (1991–1993)
- Michael Tate (1993–1996)[18]
- Ted Delofski (1997–2001)[19]
- Peter Hussin (2001–2004)[20]
- Stephen Brady (2004–2008)[21]
- Lydia Morton (2008–2011)[22]
- Neil Mules (2011–2015)[23]
- Brett Mason (21 April 2015–August 2018)[24]
- Matthew Neuhaus (August 2018–date)[25]
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References
- CA 6917: Australian Embassy, The Netherlands [The Hague], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
- "Dutch Minister to Australia Appointed. Mr. Bruce Accredited in London". The Canberra Times. 20 March 1942. p. 1.
The Australian High Commissioner (Mr. Bruce) presented his credentials to Queen Wilhelmina in London yesterday and has assumed the office of the first Australian Minister to the Netherlands
- "Representative in Holland. Appointment of Mr. J. D. L. Hood". The Advertiser. Adelaide, South Australia. 17 October 1945. p. 7.
- "Mr. Officer Minister to Netherlands". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate. 10 May 1946. p. 3.
- "Minister to Netherlands. Mr. Keith Officer's New Appointment". Kalgoorlie Miner. 10 May 1946. p. 4.
- "Ambassador to Netherlands". Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Queensland. 24 June 1950. p. 6.
- "Mr. McClure Smith for Netherlands". The Canberra Times. 24 February 1955. p. 2.
- "New Posts For Diplomats". The Canberra Times. 14 October 1958. p. 2.
- "Ambassador to Netherlandsdate=6 January 1962". The Canberra Times. p. 2.
- "VC named as new envoy". The Canberra Times. 10 September 1965. p. 3.
- "Diplomats appointed". The Canberra Times. 3 December 1965. p. 8.
- "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 25 August 1970. p. 3.
- "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 12 March 1974. p. 3.
- "Netherlands envoy posted to Geneva". The Canberra Times. 5 January 1977. p. 8.
- "Diplomatic posts". The Canberra Times. 26 January 1980. p. 3.
- "Hague post for Grimes". The Canberra Times. 29 May 1987. p. 3.
- Peake, Ross (3 September 1995). "Howard's bold stance on diplomats". The Canberra Times. p. 1.
Former Labor minister Don Grimes was the Ambassador to The Netherlands until 1991
- "Tate to be our man in Holland". The Canberra Times. 7 August 1993. p. 15.
- Downer, Alexander (10 November 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Netherlands" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- Downer, Alexander (2 September 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Netherlands" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- Downer, Alexander (17 November 2003). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to the Netherlands" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- Smith, Stephen (8 February 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Netherlands" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014.
- Rudd, Kevin (17 July 2011). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to The Netherlands" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- Bishop, Julie (21 April 2015). "Ambassador to the Netherlands" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015.
- Bishop, Julie (8 June 2018). "Ambassador to the Netherlands" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019.
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