List of ambassadors of Australia to Greece

The Ambassador of Australia to Greece 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 Hellenic Republic. The Ambassador resides in Athens and holds non-resident accreditation for Bulgaria and Romania.^[1] From 2004 to 2013, accreditation was also held for Albania, when it reverted to the Embassy in Rome.

Ambassador of Australia to Greece
Incumbent Alison Duncan since July 2023 (2023-07)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style	Her Excellency
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	Athens
Nominator	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder	Alfred Stirling
Formation	1964

The current ambassador, since July 2023, is Alison Duncan.

List of ambassadors

Ordinal	Officeholder	Other offices	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
1	Alfred Stirling		1964 (1964)	1965 (1965)	0–1 years	[2]
2	Jo Gullett	A	31 May 1965 (1965-05-31)	1968 (1968)	2–3 years	[3]
3	Hugh Gilchrist	A	1968 (1968)	1972 (1972)	3–4 years	[4]
4	Barry Hall	AB	1972 (1972)	1974 (1974)	1–2 years	[5]
5	Donald Horne	AB	1974 (1974)	1976 (1976)	1–2 years	[6]
6	Les Johnson	AB	1976 (1976)	1980 (1980)	3–4 years
7	Marshall Johnston	AB	1980 (1980)	1984 (1984)	3–4 years	[7]
8	Donald Kingsmill	AB	1984 (1984)	1987 (1987)	2–3 years	[8]
9	Kevin Gates	AB	1987 (1987)	1991 (1991)	3–4 years	[9]
10	Alan Edwards	AB	1991 (1991)	1996 (1996)	4–5 years	[10]
11	Robert Merrillees	AB	1996 (1996)	1998 (1998)	1–2 years	[11]
12	Ross Burns	AB	1988 (1988)	1991 (1991)	2–3 years	[12]
13	Stuart Hume	ABC	2001 (2001)	2005 (2005)	3–4 years	[13]
14	Paul Tighe	ABC	2005 (2005)	2008 (2008)	2–3 years	[14]
15	Jeremy Newman	ABC	2008 (2008)	2011 (2011)	2–3 years	[15]
16	Jenny Bloomfield	ABC	2011 (2011)	2014 (2014)	2–3 years	[16]
17	John Griffin	AB	2014 (2014)	20 October 2017 (2017-10-20)	2–3 years	[17]
18	Kate Logan	AB	20 October 2017 (2017-10-20)	December 2019 (2019-12)	2 years, 1 month	[18]
19	Arthur Spyrou	AB	December 2019 (2019-12)	June 2023 (2023-06)	3 years, 6 months	[19][20]
20	Alison Duncan	AB	July 2023 (2023-07)	incumbent	2 years, 3 months	[21]

Notes

^A Also non-resident Australian Ambassador to Romania, since 18 March 1968.

^B Also non-resident Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, since 5 April 1972.

^C Also non-resident Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, 2004 to 2013.