List of Australian Ambassadors to the Philippines

Ambassador to the Philippines
Incumbent Amanda Gorely since 2016
Style	Her Excellency
Residence	Manila
Inaugural holder	Herbert Peterson (as Consul-General)
Formation	1946

The Australian Ambassador to the Philippines is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in the Philippines. The Ambassador resides in Manila.^[1]

List of heads of mission

Consuls-General

• Herbert Peterson (1946–1948)
• Keith Waller (1948–1950)

Ministers to the Philippines

• George Dunbar Moore (1950–1955)^[2]
• Mick Shann (1955–1957)

Ambassadors to the Philippines

• Mick Shann (1957—1959)
• Alfred Stirling (1959–1963)
• Bill Cutts (1963–1966)
• Francis Hamilton Stuart (1966–1970)
• James Ingram (1970–1973)
• Peter Henderson (1973–1975)
• Gerry Nutter (1975–1978)
• Richard Woolcott (1978–1982)
• Roy Fernandez (1982–1986)
• John Holloway (1986–1989)
• Mack Williams (1989–1994)
• Richard Smith (1994–1996)
• Miles Kupa (1996–1999)^[3]
• John Buckley (1999–2002)^[4]
• Ruth Pearce (2002–2005)^[5]
• Tony Hely (2005–2008)^[6]
• Rod Smith (2008–2012)^[7]
• Bill Tweddell (2012–2016)^[8]
• Amanda Gorely (2016–)^[9]

References

1. CA 6925: Australian Embassy, Philippines [Manila], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 18 April 2015
2. "Admiral Moore for Philippines". The Canberra Times. 20 May 1950. p. 4.
3. Downer, Alexander (28 October 1996). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
4. Downer, Alexander (24 March 1999). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
5. Downer, Alexander (29 January 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
6. Downer, Alexander (28 January 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
7. Smith, Stephen (22 January 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
8. Rudd, Kevin (7 November 2011). "Diplomatic appointment – Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015.
9. Bishop, Julie (4 December 2015). "Ambassador to the Philippines" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016.