| Ambassador of Australia to Ireland | |
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| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Residence | Abbey Lea, Killiney |
| Seat | Embassy of Australia, Dublin |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
| Appointer | Governor-General of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | William Dignam (High Commissioner) |
| Formation | 4 December 1946 |
| Website | Australian Embassy, Ireland |
The Ambassador of Australia to Ireland is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to Ireland in Dublin.[1] Prior to the establishment of a resident embassy in Rome in 2008, on occasions the position has also had non-resident accreditation as Australia's Ambassador to the Holy See.
On 26 June 2020, the Australian Government announced the appointment of former Australian politician Gary Gray as Australia's ambassador to Ireland.[2] Gray took up his office in August 2020 and presented his credentials to the President of Ireland on 25 September 2020.[3]
- ^ CA 1330: Australian Embassy, Ireland [Dublin], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 7 May 2015
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
graywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Office of the President of Ireland. "Diary Ambassadors Present Their Credentials 25 September 2020". president.ie. Retrieved 22 November 2020.