| Ambassador of Australia to Indonesia | |
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| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Residence | Jakarta |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
| Appointer | Governor General of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | John Hood (Ambassador) |
| Formation | April 1950 |
| Website | Australian Embassy, Indonesia |
The ambassador of Australia to Indonesia 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 Republic of Indonesia. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and the embassy in Jakarta is Australia's largest embassy and one of Australia's most important overseas posts.[1] The embassy is assisted in their work by Consulates in Bali (since 1981), Makassar (since 2016) and Surabaya (since 2017).[2]
The current ambassador, since April 2021, is Penny Williams.
- ^ CA 2744: Australian Embassy, Republic of Indonesia [Djakarta/Jakarta], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 January 2016
- ^ Bishop, Julie (26 February 2017). "Australia to open new Consulate-General in Surabaya" (Media release). Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 12 May 2017.