List of Australian High Commissioners to Fiji
The Australian High Commissioner to Fiji is the Australian Government’s foremost diplomatic representative in Fiji.
As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between Australia and Fiji are at governmental level, rather than between Heads of State. Thus, the countries exchange High Commissioners, rather than ambassadors. Between 1987 and 1997, this was not the case; after the Coups of 1987, Fiji was expelled from the Commonwealth, but rejoined after the promulgation of a new constitution in 1997. Hence, from 1987 until 1997, any representative of the Australian Government in Fiji was known as an ambassador.
Between 2009 and 2012, Australia had no diplomatic relationship. In July 2012, the governments agreed to exchange high commissioners, ending the three-year gap,[1] with an Australian High Commissioner commencing in December 2014. [2]
List of heads of mission
High Commissioners to Fiji
- Rowen Osborn (1970–1973)[3][4]
- H.W. Bullock (1973–1976)[5][6]
- Gordon Upton (1976–1979)[7]
- Raymond Greet (1979–1982)[8]
- Colin McDonald (1982–1984)[9]
- Jeremy Hearder (1984–1986)
- John Piper (1986–1987) [10][11]
Ambassadors to Fiji
- Bob Cotton (1988–1991) [12][13]
- John Trotter (1991–1995)
- Greg Urwin (1995–1999)[14]
High Commissioners to Fiji
- Susan Boyd (1999–2003)[15]
- Jennifer Rawson (2003–2007)[16]
- James Batley (2007–2009)[17][18][19]
- Margaret Twomey (2014+)[2]
References
- ↑ "Australian high commissioner out of Fiji". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fox, Liam (2 December 2014). "Australia's High Commissioner to Fiji, Margaret Twomey, takes up post two years after appointment". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "Fiji envoy appointed". The Canberra Times. 20 November 1970. p. 7.
- ↑ Osborn, Francis d’Arenberg. Francis d’Arenberg OSBORN (PDF). Interview with Susan Marsden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2015.
- ↑ Whitlam, Edward Gough (9 February 1973). "Appointment of High Commissioner to Fiji, Tonga and Western Samoa" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 12 March 1973. p. 3.
- ↑ "Appointment". The Canberra Times. 26 May 1976. p. 3.
- ↑ "Diplomatic postings". The Canberra Times. 1 November 1979. p. 11.
- ↑ "High Commissioners’ postings". The Canberra Times. 13 February 1982. p. 7.
- ↑ "High Commissioner". The Canberra Times. 13 June 1986. p. 3.
- ↑ Grutzner, Anna (17 October 1987). "Australian move: Top envoy to Fiji recalled". The Canberra Times. p. 1.
- ↑ Downer, Alexander (25 March 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Malaysia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
From 1988 to 1991 he was Ambassador to Fiji and High Commissioner to Tuvalu.
- ↑ "Career diplomat tipped to be ambassador to Fiji". The Canberra Times. 8 February 1988. p. 3.
He probably would be called Ambassador rather than High Commissioner, at least at first, the sources said.
- ↑ Evans, Gareth (10 March 1995). "Diplomatic appointment: Fiji and Tuvalu" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ↑ Downer, Alexander (8 June 1999). "Diplomatic appointment: High Commissioner to Fiji" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ↑ Downer, Alexander (29 May 2003). "Diplomatic appointment: High Commissioner to Fiji" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ↑ Hayward-Jones, Jenny (4 November 2009). "Another diplomatic spat with Fiji". Lowy Interpreter (Lowy Institute for International Policy).
- ↑ Merritt, Chris (4 November 2009). "Fiji expels high commissioner". The Australian (News Ltd). Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ Downer, Alexander (9 January 2007). "Diplomatic appointment – High Commissioner to Fiji" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
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