Permanent Representative of Australia to the International Civil Aviation Organization
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The permanent representative of Australia to the International Civil Aviation Organization is an officer of the Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts and the head of the delegation of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is one of Australia's representatives to the United Nations and its other constituent agencies. The Australian nominee to the Air Navigation Commission, a body that works towards the uniformity in regulations, standards and procedures which will facilitate and improve air navigation to international standards, acts as the deputy to the Permanent Representative.
| Permanent Representative of Australia to the International Civil Aviation Organization | |
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Incumbent since September 2021Ross Adams | |
| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Reports to | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government |
| Residence | Montreal, Canada |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
| Appointer | Governor General of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | Arthur Rowland McComb |
| Formation | 6 June 1945 |
| Website | Australian Government involvement in ICAO groups |
The current permanent representative is Ross Adams since September 2021.
Australia has been a member of ICAO since its establishment, with the permanent mission based in Montreal, now at 999 Robert-Bourassa Boulevard. Australia sent a delegation to the 1944 Chicago Conference, and became a party of the Convention on International Civil Aviation which was resolved at its end on 7 December 1944. Australian first sent a permanent representative to serve on the Council of the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (PICAO) which began operating on 6 June 1945 and was replaced by ICAO on 7 April 1947.[1]
List of permanent representatives
| # | Officeholder | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Rowland McComb | 6 June 1945 | August 1947 | 2 years, 1 month | [2][3][4] |
| 2 | Bill Bradfield | August 1947 | July 1952 | 4 years, 11 months | [2][5][6] |
| 3 | Jim Stone | July 1952 | 1956 | 3–4 years | [2][7] |
| 4 | A Hepburn | 1957 | 1958 | 1–2 years | |
| 5 | David Medley | 1958 | 1962 | 3–4 years | [2] |
| 6 | JT Fogarty | 1963 | 1965 | ||
| 7 | Jim Stone | 1965 | 1968 | 2–3 years | [2] |
| 8 | Bill Bradfield | 1968 | 1972 | 3–4 years | [2] |
| 9 | Byron Lewis | 1972 | 1975 | 2–3 years | [2] |
| 10 | Reg Gross | 1975 | 1981 | 5–6 years | [2] |
| 11 | George Birch | 1981 | 1984 | 2–3 years | [2] |
| 12 | Jack Sansom | 1984 | 1988 | 3–4 years | [2] |
| 13 | Bruce Weedon | 1988 | 1992 | ||
| 14 | Jim Webber | 1992 | 1995 | ||
| 15 | JL Manning | 1995 | 1998 | ||
| 16 | Jonathan Aleck | September 1998 | August 2003 | 4 years, 11 months | [8] |
| 17 | Simon Clegg | 2003 | 2008 | 4–5 years | [9] |
| 18 | Peter Evans | 2008 | November 2010 | 1–2 years | [10] |
| 19 | Kerryn Macaulay | November 2010 | October 2016 | 5 years, 11 months | [11] |
| 20 | Samuel Lucas | October 2016 | September 2021 | 4 years, 11 months | [12][13] |
| 21 | Ross Adams | September 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 11 months | [12][14] |