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 Derek Yip since August 2024
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)	January 2023	3 years	[20]
18	Justin Whyatt		January 2023	Jul 2024	1 year, 6 months
19	Derek Yip		August 2024	Incumbent	8 months	[21]