Permanent Representative of Australia to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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The ambassador and permanent representative of Australia to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the delegation of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and has been sent since Australia, represented by Deputy Prime Minister Doug Anthony and Ambassador to France Alan Renouf, acceded to the OECD on 7 June 1971.[1] The delegation to the OECD is based with the Australian Embassy in Paris and the ambassador has resided in the embassy since its opening in 1978.[2]
| Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | |
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| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Embassy of Australia, Paris |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
| Appointer | Governor General of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | Sir Edward Ronald Walker |
| Formation | 7 June 1971 |
| Website | Australian Embassy, France – OECD Delegation |
List of permanent representatives
| # | Officeholder | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Edward Ronald Walker | 7 June 1971 | August 1973 | 2 years, 1 month | [1] |
| 2 | Dr Roy Cameron | August 1973 | 1977 | 3–4 years | [3] |
| 3 | Francis Patrick Donovan | 1977 | 1980 | 2–3 years | |
| 4 | James Humphreys | 1980 | May 1983 | 2–3 years | [4] |
| 5 | Fred Argy | 28 May 1983 | 1985 | 1–2 years | [4] |
| 6 | Alex McGoldrick | 1985 | 1988 | 2–3 years | [5] |
| 7 | Ed Visbord | 1988 | March 1991 | 2–3 years | [6] |
| 8 | David Borthwick | March 1991 | 1993 | 1–2 years | [7] |
| 9 | Trevor Boucher | 1993 | 1995 | 1–2 years | [7] |
| 10 | Ralph Hillman | April 1995 | June 1998 | 3 years, 2 months | |
| 11 | Tony Hinton | June 1998 | 2001 | 2–3 years | [8] |
| 12 | Ian Forsyth | September 2001 | January 2005 | 3 years, 4 months | [9] |
| 13 | Veronique Ingram | January 2005 | January 2008 | 3 years | [10] |
| 14 | Chris Langman | January 2008 | July 2011 | 3 years, 6 months | [11] |
| 15 | Chris Barrett | July 2011 | 1 April 2015 | 3 years, 9 months | [12] |
| 16 | Brian Pontifex | 1 April 2015 | 22 March 2019 | 3 years, 355 days | [13] |
| 17 | Alexander Robson | 22 March 2019 | 17 September 2021 | 2 years, 179 days | [14] |
| 18 | Brendan Pearson | 17 September 2021 | 11 September 2025 | 3 years, 359 days | [15] |
| 18 | Stephen Jones | 11 September 2025 | Incumbent | 328 days |