The ambassador of Australia to Poland 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 Poland. The ambassador is located in Warsaw and also holds non-resident accreditation for Lithuania (since 2013) and the Czech Republic (and formerly Czechoslovakia, 1978–1990; since 1994). From 29 June 1990 to September 1994 there was a resident embassy in Prague. The current ambassador, since January 2024, is Benjamin Hayes.
The Australian Government has maintained a diplomatic relationship with Poland since 1972. Between June 1972 and September 1973 the Australian Ambassador in Moscow was dually accredited to Warsaw. In 1973, Francis Stuart became the first resident Ambassador to the country.
Officeholders
Heads of mission Ordinal Officeholder Title Other offices Residency Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes Lawrence John Lawrey Ambassador of Australia to Poland Moscow, USSR (n/a) Peter James Lloyd Charge d’Affaires Warsaw, Poland Ambassador of Australia to Poland years Bob Laurie years John Burgess years Max Hughes years Lawry W. Herron years Anthony Kevin years Jonathan Thwaites years years years Ian Forsyth years years years Paul Wojciechowski years Lloyd Brodrick 2024 years Benjamin Hayes20 January 2024incumbenthttps://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/our-people/homs/ambassador-to-poland
Notes : Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Czechoslovakia, between 1978 and 1990. : Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to the Czech Republic, since 1994. : Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to the Republic of Lithuania, since 2013.
Resident ambassadors to Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic NameStart of termEnd of termReferencesTony Vincent 29 June 1990 September 1994
See also Australia–Lithuania relations Australia–Poland relations
References
External links Australian Embassy, Poland – Czech Republic, Lithuania