List of Australian Ambassadors to Ukraine

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Ambassador of Australia to Ukraine
Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Incumbent
Doug Trappett
since 12 December 2014[1]
Style His Excellency
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder Cavan Hogue
Formation 10 January 1992
Website Australian Embassy, Ukraine

The Ambassador of Australia to Ukraine 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 Ukraine. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is currently held by Doug Trappett, who is the first resident Australian Ambassador. Trappett, who was previously Deputy Head of Mission in Rome, had been sent to Kiev to deal with matters relating to the controversial downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which led to the deaths of 27 Australian citizens.[2] Trappett presented his credentials on 14 January 2015.[3]

Ukraine and Australia have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1942 when Australia opened channels with the Soviet Union (which included the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic), although independent relations did not occur until the collapse of the Soviet Union and the establishment of a fully independent Ukraine in late 1991. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late 1991, Australia acted to recognise the new states of the Commonwealth of Independent States on 26 December 1991. Non-resident accreditation to Ukraine, based with the Australian Embassy in Moscow, was later established from 10 January 1992, but was transferred to the new interim embassy established in Kiev in November 2014 following the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine.[4] While Australia's embassy is temporarily based with the Canadian Embassy in Kiev, Australia also has a Consulate in the city headed by an Honorary Consul.[5]

Office-holders

Ambassadors resident in Moscow

Name Start of term End of term References
Cavan Hogue 10 January 1992 November 1994
Geoffrey Bentley November 1994 November 1998
Ruth Pearce 18 November 1998 29 January 2002
Leslie Rowe 18 December 2002 February 2005
Bob Tyson 28 February 2005 June 2008 [6]
Margaret Twomey June 2008 October 2013 [7]
Paul Myler 24 October 2013 November 2014 [8]

Ambassadors resident in Kiev

Name Start of term End of term References
Doug Trappett 12 December 2014 present [1]

See also

References

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