List of ambassadors of Australia to Germany

Ambassador of Australia to Germany
Incumbent
Natasha Smith
since 20 March 2024 (2024-03-20)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHer Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceDouglasstraße, Berlin-Grunewald
SeatBonn (1952–1999)
Berlin (Since 1999)
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderNoël Deschamps
(as Chargé d'Affaires)
Formation28 January 1952
WebsiteAustralian Embassy, Germany
The former Australian Embassy chancery in Bad Godesberg, Bonn, 1978–1999.
The former Australian Embassy to East Germany in Niederschönhausen, Pankow, 1977–1986.
The Australian Embassy since 1999 at No. 76-79 Wallstraße, Berlin.

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.

  1. ^ CA 8037: Australian Embassy, Berne [Switzerland], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 20 March 2016