List of ambassadors of Australia to the Philippines

The Ambassador of Australia to the Philippines 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 Republic of the Philippines. The Ambassador resides in Manila.^[1] The current ambassador, since July 2022, is Hae Kyong Yu.

Ambassador of Australia to the Philippines
Incumbent Hae Kyong Yu since 6 July 2022
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style	Her Excellency
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	Manila
Nominator	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor General of Australia
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Herbert Peterson (as Consul-General)
Formation	4 July 1946
Website	Australian Embassy, Manila

List of heads of mission

Ordinal	Officeholder	Title	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
(n/a)	Herbert Peterson	Consul-General	1946 (1946)	1948 (1948)	1–2 years
(n/a)	Keith Waller		1948 (1948)	1950 (1950)	1–2 years
1	George Dunbar Moore	Minister to the Philippines	1950 (1950)	1955 (1955)	4–5 years	[2]
2	Mick Shann		1955 (1955)	1957 (1957)	1–2 years
3	Mick Shann	Ambassador of Australia to the Philippines	1957 (1957)	1959 (1959)	1–2 years
4	Alfred Stirling		1959 (1959)	1963 (1963)	3–4 years
5	Bill Cutts		1963 (1963)	1966 (1966)	2–3 years
6	Francis Hamilton Stuart		1966 (1966)	1970 (1970)	3–4 years
7	James Ingram		1970 (1970)	1973 (1973)	2–3 years
8	Peter Henderson		1973 (1973)	1975 (1975)	1–2 years
9	Gerry Nutter		1975 (1975)	1978 (1978)	2–3 years
10	Richard Woolcott		1978 (1978)	1982 (1982)	3–4 years
11	Roy Fernandez		1982 (1982)	1986 (1986)	3–4 years
12	John Holloway		1986 (1986)	1989 (1989)	2–3 years
13	Mack Williams		1989 (1989)	1994 (1994)	4–5 years
14	Richard Smith		1994 (1994)	1996 (1996)	1–2 years
15	Miles Kupa		1996 (1996)	1999 (1999)	2–3 years	[3]
16	John Buckley		1999 (1999)	2002 (2002)	2–3 years	[4]
17	Ruth Pearce		2002 (2002)	2005 (2005)	2–3 years	[5]
18	Tony Hely		2005 (2005)	2008 (2008)	2–3 years	[6]
19	Rod Smith		2008 (2008)	2012 (2012)	3–4 years	[7]
20	Bill Tweddell		2012 (2012)	2016 (2016)	3–4 years	[8]
21	Amanda Gorely		2016 (2016)	2018 (2018)	1–2 years	[9]
22	Steven J. Robinson		January 2019 (2019-01)	2022 (2022)	2–3 years	[10][11]
23	Hae Kyong Yu		6 July 2022 (2022-07-06)	incumbent	2 years, 231 days	[12]

References

1. CA 6925: Australian Embassy, Philippines [Manila], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 18 April 2015
2. "Admiral Moore for Philippines". The Canberra Times. 20 May 1950. p. 4.
3. Downer, Alexander (28 October 1996). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
4. Downer, Alexander (24 March 1999). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
5. Downer, Alexander (29 January 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
6. Downer, Alexander (28 January 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
7. Smith, Stephen (22 January 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
8. Rudd, Kevin (7 November 2011). "Diplomatic appointment – Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015.
9. Bishop, Julie (4 December 2015). "Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016.
10. Payne, Marise (27 November 2018). "Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
11. Payne, Marise (2019). "Alex Gallacher: Australian Ambassador inquiry (Question No. 1209)". Hansard: Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
12. Wong, Penny (6 July 2022). "Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government.