Permanent Representative of Australia to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development explained

Post:Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Insignia:Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Department:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Incumbent:Brendan Pearson
Seat:Embassy of Australia, Paris
Reports To:Minister for Foreign Affairs
Nominator:Prime Minister of Australia
Style:His Excellency
Appointer:Governor General of Australia
Formation:7 June 1971
Inaugural:Sir Edward Ronald Walker
Website:Australian Embassy, France – OECD Delegation

The ambassador and permanent representative of Australia to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the delegation of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and has been sent since Australia, represented by Deputy Prime Minister Doug Anthony and Ambassador to France Alan Renouf, acceded to the OECD on 7 June 1971.[1] The delegation to the OECD is based with the Australian Embassy in Paris and the ambassador has resided in the embassy since its opening in 1978.[2]

List of permanent representatives

Officeholder Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
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align=center James Humphreysalign=right years
align=center Fred Argyalign=right years[4]
align=center align=right years [5]
align=center Ed Visbordalign=right years[6]
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align=center Trevor Boucheralign=right years[7]
align=center Ralph Hillmanalign=right
align=center Tony Hintonalign=right years[8]
align=center Ian Forsythalign=right [9]
align=center Veronique Ingramalign=right [10]
align=center Chris Langmanalign=right [11]
align=center Chris Barrettalign=right [12]
align=center Brian Pontifexalign=right [13]
align=center Alexander Robsonalign=right [14]
align=center Brendan PearsonIncumbentalign=right [15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 'VIEW FROM OUTSIDE'. Australia to join the OECD next month. . . 26 May 1971 . 18 May 2015 . 27 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Brilliant opening for our Paris embassy. . . 1 March 1978 . 18 May 2015 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: New statistician named. . The Canberra Times. 24 December 1976 . 18 May 2015 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Treasury man OECD envoy. . The Canberra Times. 28 May 1983 . 18 May 2015 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: New envoys named to OECD, Solomons. . . 16 August 1985 . 18 May 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: OECD ambassador joins private group. . The Canberra Times. 18 March 1991 . 18 May 2015 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: Tax punch-up: Govt threat to halt probe. . The Canberra Times. 27 October 1992 . 18 May 2015 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  8. Downer, Alexander . Alexander Downer . Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development at Paris. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . Australian Government . 16 May 2015. 27 March 1998.
  9. Downer, Alexander . Alexander Downer . Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OECD in Paris . Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . Australian Government . 16 May 2015. 19 March 2001.
  10. Downer, Alexander . Alexander Downer . Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OECD in Paris. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . Australian Government . 16 May 2015. 2 December 2004.
  11. Downer, Alexander . Alexander Downer . Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to the OECD. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . Australian Government . 16 May 2015. 17 September 2007.
  12. Rudd, Kevin . Kevin Rudd . Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the OECD. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . Australian Government . 16 May 2015. 26 March 2011.
  13. Bishop, Julie . Julie Bishop . Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OECD. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . Australian Government . 18 May 2015. 1 April 2015.
  14. Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OECD. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . Australian Government . Marise. Payne . Marise Payne . 28 June 2022. 22 March 2019.
  15. Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OECD. The Treasury . Josh. Frydenberg . Josh Frydenberg . Australian Government. 28 June 2022. 17 September 2021.

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