List of Australian High Commissioners to Jamaica

Australian High Commissioner to Jamaica
Incumbent John Pillbeam since 2016
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Inaugural holder	James Ingram (resident in Ottawa)
Formation	1974

The Australian High Commissioner to Jamaica, is the Australian government's foremost diplomatic representative in Jamaica.^[1]

The Australian Government first stationed a resident High Commissioner in Kingston in 1975. Previously, responsibility for Australian diplomatic representation in Jamaica was held in Canada (1974). It transferred to Barbados from 1994 to 2004 and is now held by the Australian High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago.

List of heads of mission

High Commissioner resident in Ottawa, Canada

• James Ingram (1974)^[2]

Resident High Commissioners

• John Doyle (1975–1977)
• Brian Hickey (1978–1979)
• Gordon Bilney (1980–1981)^[3]
• R.E. Little (1982–1984)
• Michael Landale (1985–1987)
• Ian Wille (1988–1989)^[4]
• Peter Rogers (1990–1994)

High Commissioners resident in Bridgetown, Barbados

• Bob Whitty (1994–1998)^[5]
• Paul Smith (1998–2001)^[6]
• Winfred Peppinck (2001–2004)^[7]

High Commissioners resident in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

• John Michell (2004–2007)^[8]
• Philip Kentwell (2007–2013)^[9]
• Ross Tysoe (2013–2016)^[10]
• John Pilbeam (2016 – )^[11]

References

1. CA 6856: Australian High Commission, Jamaica [Kingston], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 13 January 2016
2. "Australia names two new envoys". The Canberra Times. ACT. 8 January 1974. p. 6.
3. "Minister announces Jamaica posting". The Canberra Times. ACT. 19 December 1979. p. 17.
4. "Hayden announces envoy for Jamaica". The Canberra Times. ACT. 6 October 1987. p. 3.
5. "Whitty given job in the West Indies". The Canberra Times. ACT. 3 November 1993. p. 4.
6. Downer, Alexander (10 February 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Barbados" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
7. Downer, Alexander (22 January 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Barbados" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
8. Downer, Alexander (10 April 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015.
9. Downer, Alexander (5 June 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
10. Carr, Bob (13 November 2012). "High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
11. Bishop, Julie (4 December 2015). "High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015.