List of ambassadors of Australia to Switzerland

The ambassador of Australia to Switzerland 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 Swiss Confederation. The ambassador has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and also holds non-resident accreditation for Liechtenstein (since 2022). From 1974 to 1993 and since November 2022 there has been a resident ambassador in Bern.^[1] The current ambassador since 22 November 2022 is Elizabeth Day.

Ambassador of Australia to Switzerland
Incumbent Elizabeth Day since 22 November 2022 (2022-11-22)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style	Her Excellency
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	Bern
Nominator	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder	Malcolm Morris (resident in Vienna)
Formation	28 August 1968
Website	Australian Embassy in Bern and the Australian Permanent Mission and Consulate-General in Geneva

Heads of mission

#	Officeholder	Other offices	Residency	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
1	Malcolm Morris	N/A	Vienna, Austria	28 August 1968 (1968-08-28)	1970 (1970)	1–2 years
2	Lawrence Corkery			1970 (1970)	1972 (1972)	1–2 years
3	John Rowland			1972 (1972)	1974 (1974)	1–2 years
4	Keith Brennan		Bern, Switzerland	September 1974 (1974-09)	August 1981 (1981-08)	6 years, 11 months
5	Pierre Hutton			August 1981 (1981-08)	October 1985 (1985-10)	4 years, 2 months
6	Douglas Townsend			October 1985 (1985-10)	October 1988 (1988-10)	3 years
7	John Brook			October 1988 (1988-10)	December 1991 (1991-12)	3 years, 2 months
–	William Jackson (Chargé d'Affaires)			December 1991 (1991-12)	January 1993 (1993-01)	1 year, 1 month
8	John Bowan		Bonn, Germany	January 1993 (1993-01)	December 1994 (1994-12)	1 year, 11 months	[2]
9	Max Hughes			December 1994 (1994-12)	April 1999 (1999-04)	4 years, 4 months	[3]
10	Paul O'Sullivan	A		April 1999 (1999-04)	17 August 1999 (1999-08-17)	3 years, 9 months	[4]
			Berlin, Germany	17 August 1999 (1999-08-17)	March 2003 (2003-03)
11	Pamela J. Fayle			March 2003 (2003-03)	April 2006 (2006-04)	3 years, 1 month	[5]
12	Ian Kemish			April 2006 (2006-04)	24 August 2009 (2009-08-24)	3 years, 4 months	[6]
13	Peter Tesch			24 August 2009 (2009-08-24)	24 October 2013 (2013-10-24)	4 years, 61 days	[7]
14	David Ritchie			24 October 2013 (2013-10-24)	26 August 2016 (2016-08-26)	2 years, 307 days	[8][9]
15	Lynette Wood			26 August 2016 (2016-08-26)	20 October 2020 (2020-10-20)	4 years, 55 days	[10][11][12]
16	Philip Green			11 November 2020 (2020-11-11)	22 November 2022 (2022-11-22)	2 years, 11 days	[13][14]
17	Elizabeth Day		Bern, Switzerland	22 November 2022 (2022-11-22)	Incumbent	1 year, 337 days	[15][16][17]

Notes

^A Also non-resident Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein, 1999–2022 (Bonn/Berlin), 2022–date (Bern).

References

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4. Downer, Alexander (2 February 1999). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador To Germany" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
5. Downer, Alexander (14 November 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Germany" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
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8. Bishop, Julie (24 October 2013). "Ambassador to Germany". Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.
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12. "Ambassador to Germany". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
13. Payne, Marise (22 October 2020). "Ambassador to Germany". Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government. Archived from the original (Media Release) on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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15. Wong, Penny (20 November 2022). "Ambassador to Switzerland". Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government. Archived from the original (Media Release) on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
16. Wong, Penny; Farrell, Don (9 December 2022). "Opening of Australian Embassy in Bern, Switzerland". Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government. Archived from the original (Media Release) on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
17. "Post by Philip Green, Australian Ambassador to Germany". Twitter. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 30 December 2022. Congratulations to Elizabeth Day for presenting her credentials as Australia's new Ambassador to Switzerland. She is the first Ambassador to serve in our new Embassy in Bern. I wish Liz all the best as she takes forward our relationship with Switzerland

External links

Media related to Ambassadors of Australia to Liechtenstein at Wikimedia Commons

• Australian Embassy in Bern and the Australian Permanent Mission and Consulate-General in Geneva