List of ambassadors of Australia to Cambodia

The Ambassador of Australia to Cambodia 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 Cambodia. The current ambassador, since January 2020, is Pablo Kang.

Ambassador of Australia to Cambodia
ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូតអូស្ត្រាលីប្រចាំនៅកម្ពុជា
Coat of arms of Australia
Incumbent Pablo Kang since January 2020
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style	His Excellency
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	Phnom Penh
Nominator	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor-General of Australia
Inaugural holder	David McNicol (as Minister to Cambodia)
Formation	1957

The Australian Legation in Phnom Penh was first raised to Embassy status in 1959, and came to an end in 1975 when the Lon Nol Government was overthrown.^[1] The Embassy remained closed during Khmer Rouge rule and subsequent war periods, and was reopened in 1992 after a treaty establishing the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia was signed.^[2]

List of heads of mission

Ordinal	Officeholder	Title	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
1	David McNicol	Minister to Cambodia	1955	1956	0–1 years	[3]
2	Frederick Blakeney		1957	1957	0 years	[4]
3	Francis Hamilton Stuart	Ambassador of Australia to Cambodia	1957	1962	4–5 years
4	Noël Deschamps		1962	1969	6–7 years	[5]
5	Graham Feakes		1969	1972	2–3 years	[6][7][8]
6	Marshall Johnston		1972	1974	1–2 years
7	John Holloway	Ambassador of Australia to Cambodia	January 1992 (1992-01)	25 July 1994 (1994-07-25)	2 years, 6 months
8	Tony Kevin		25 July 1994 (1994-07-25)	1997	2–3 years	[9]
9	Malcolm Leader		1997	2000	2–3 years	[10]
10	Louise Hand		2000	2003	2–3 years	[11]
11	Annabel Anderson		2003	2004	0–1 years	[12]
12	Lisa Filipetto		2004	2007	2–3 years	[13]
13	Margaret Adamson		2007	2010	2–3 years	[14]
14	Penny Richards		2010	2013	2–3 years	[15]
15	Burrows		April 2013	April 2016	3 years	[16][17]
16	Angela Corcoran		April 2016	December 2019	3 years, 8 months	[18][19]
17	Pablo Kang		January 2020 (2020-01)	incumbent	4 years, 8 months	[20]

References

1. CA 2770: Australian Embassy, Cambodia [Phnom Penh], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
2. CA 9512: Australian Embassy, Cambodia [11] [Phnom Penh], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
3. "Legation in Cambodia". The Central Queensland Herald. 27 January 1955. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Mr Blakeney will be Minister to Cambodia". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 23 November 1956. p. 11.
5. Jeldres, Julio A. (20 May 2005). "Noel Deschamps 1908-2005". The Phnom Penh Post. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. He was… Ambassador to Cambodia during the Vietnam War (1962-69)
6. "New posts for two diplomats". The Canberra Times. 28 January 1969. p. 7.
7. "New envoy". The Canberra Times. 12 April 1969. p. 5.
8. "New envoy to Malaysia". The Canberra Times. 29 March 1976. p. 3.
9. "Ambassador to Cambodia named". The Canberra Times. 5 July 1994. p. 6. Anthony Kevin has been appointed as Australia's next Ambassador to Cambodia. He will take up the posting on July 25, replacing John Holloway who has been in Phnom Penh since January, 1992. The acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bob McMullan, said Mr Kevin would be taking up the appointment at a time when Cambodia was coming to terms with the enormous challenge of nation building. Mr Kevin joined the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1968 and has been posted to Moscow, the UN in New York and most recently as Australia's Ambassador to Poland.
10. Downer, Alexander (19 August 1997). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
11. Downer, Alexander (2 September 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
12. Downer, Alexander (19 June 2003). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
13. Downer, Alexander (23 March 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
14. Downer, Alexander (31 January 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
15. Smith, Stephen (14 July 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014.
16. Carr, Bob (14 March 2013). "Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
17. "Ambassadors fill Cambodia, terrorism posts". The Australia. News Ltd. AAP. 14 March 2013.
18. Bishop, Julie (2 March 2016). "Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
19. Khun, Alex (19 April 2016). "Meet Australia's new ambassador to Cambodia". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016.
20. Burgess, Katie (17 December 2019). "Career diplomats clean up in end-of-year appointment spree". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 March 2021.