List of ambassadors of Australia to Argentina

The Ambassador of Australia to Argentina 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 Argentine Republic. The ambassador since October 2018 is Brett Hackett, who resides in Buenos Aires.^[1]

Ambassador of Australia to Argentina
Incumbent Simon Twisk since 30 September 2022
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style	His Excellency
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	Buenos Aires
Nominator	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor-General of Australia
Inaugural holder	Kevin Kelly (as Ambassador)
Formation	1964

List of heads of mission

Ordinal	Officeholder	Title	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
(n/a)	Harry Bullock	Chargé d'affaires	1962	1963	0–1 years
1	Kevin Kelly	Ambassador of Australia to Argentina	1964	1967	2–3 years	[2]
2	Dan Mackinnon		1967	1970	2–3 years
3	Harry Bullock		1970	1973	2–3 years
4	Hugh Dunn		1973	1976	2–3 years
(3)	Harry Bullock		1976	1979	2–3 years
5	Malcolm Dan		1980	1985	4–5 years	[3][4]
6	Keith Douglas-Scott		1985	1989	3–4 years	[5]
7	Robert Robertson		1989	1992	2–3 years
8	Richard Wyndham		1992	1996	3–4 years
9	Warwick Weemaes		1996	1998	1–2 years
10	Martine Letts		1998	2000	1–2 years	[6]
11	Sharyn Minahan		2000	2004	3–4 years	[7]
12	Peter Hussin		2004	2008	3–4 years	[8]
13	John Richardson		2008	2011	2–3 years	[9]
14	Patricia Holmes		2011	2014	2–3 years	[10]
15	Noel Campbell		2014	2018	3–4 years	[11]
16	Brett Hackett		22 October 2018 (2018-10-22)	2023	6 years, 299 days	[12]

See also

• Argentina–Australia relations