Ambassador of Australia to Germany | |
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Incumbent since 20 March 2024Natasha Smith | |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
Style | Her Excellency |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | Douglasstraße, Berlin-Grunewald |
Seat | Bonn (1952–1999) Berlin (Since 1999) |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
Appointer | Governor General of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Noël Deschamps (as Chargé d'Affaires) |
Formation | 28 January 1952 |
Website | Australian Embassy, Germany |
The ambassador of Australia to Germany 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 Federal Republic of Germany. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and formerly held non-resident accreditation for Switzerland (1993–2022) and Liechtenstein (1999–2022), until the establishment of a resident Australian Embassy in Berne on 22 November 2022.[1] Since 1986 there has also been a Consulate-General in Frankfurt am Main, the German financial capital, which is managed by Austrade. The current ambassador since March 2024 is Natasha Smith.