Ambassador of Australia to China | |
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since July 2019 | |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
Style | His Excellency |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | Beijing |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
Appointer | Governor General of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Frederic Eggleston |
Formation | 28 October 1941 |
Website | Australian Embassy, China |
The ambassador of Australia to China 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 People's Republic of China (PRC). The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and has lived in Beijing since 1973.[1] The incumbent ambassador is Graham Fletcher who took up the appointment in July 2019. The ambassador's work is assisted by multiple consulates throughout the country that have visiting and reporting responsibilities, as well as handling consular and trade matters for the embassy.