List of ambassadors of Australia to Greece

The Ambassador of Australia to Greece is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Hellenic Republic. The Ambassador resides in Athens and holds non-resident accreditation for Bulgaria and Romania.^[1] From 2004 to 2013, accreditation was also held for Albania, when it reverted to the Embassy in Rome.

Quick facts Ambassador of Australia to Greece, Style ...

Ambassador of Australia to Greece

Incumbent Alison Duncan since July 2023 (2023-07)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style	Her Excellency
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	Athens
Nominator	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder	Alfred Stirling
Formation	1964

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The current ambassador, since July 2023, is Alison Duncan.

List of ambassadors

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Ordinal	Officeholder	Other offices	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
1	Alfred Stirling		1964 (1964)	1965 (1965)	0–1 years	^[2]
2	Jo Gullett	^A	31 May 1965 (1965-05-31)	1968 (1968)	2–3 years	^[3]
3	Hugh Gilchrist	^A	1968 (1968)	1972 (1972)	3–4 years	^[4]
4	Barry Hall	^A^B	1972 (1972)	1974 (1974)	1–2 years	^[5]
5	Donald Horne	^A^B	1974 (1974)	1976 (1976)	1–2 years	^[6]
6	Les Johnson	^A^B	1976 (1976)	1980 (1980)	3–4 years
7	Marshall Johnston	^A^B	1980 (1980)	1984 (1984)	3–4 years	^[7]
8	Donald Kingsmill	^A^B	1984 (1984)	1987 (1987)	2–3 years	^[8]
9	Kevin Gates	^A^B	1987 (1987)	1991 (1991)	3–4 years	^[9]
10	Alan Edwards	^A^B	1991 (1991)	1996 (1996)	4–5 years	^[10]
11	Robert Merrillees	^A^B	1996 (1996)	1998 (1998)	1–2 years	^[11]
12	Ross Burns	^A^B	1988 (1988)	1991 (1991)	2–3 years	^[12]
13	Stuart Hume	^A^B^C	2001 (2001)	2005 (2005)	3–4 years	^[13]
14	Paul Tighe	^A^B^C	2005 (2005)	2008 (2008)	2–3 years	^[14]
15	Jeremy Newman	^A^B^C	2008 (2008)	2011 (2011)	2–3 years	^[15]
16	Jenny Bloomfield	^A^B^C	2011 (2011)	2014 (2014)	2–3 years	^[16]
17	John Griffin	^A^B	2014 (2014)	20 October 2017 (2017-10-20)	2–3 years	^[17]
18	Kate Logan	^A^B	20 October 2017 (2017-10-20)	December 2019 (2019-12)	2 years, 1 month	^[18]
19	Arthur Spyrou	^A^B	December 2019 (2019-12)	June 2023 (2023-06)	3 years, 6 months	^[19]^[20]
20	Alison Duncan	^A^B	July 2023 (2023-07)	incumbent	2 years, 10 months	^[21]

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^A Also non-resident Australian Ambassador to Romania, since 18 March 1968.

^B Also non-resident Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, since 5 April 1972.

^C Also non-resident Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, 2004 to 2013.