Permanent Representative of Australia to the World Trade Organization

StyleHis Excellency

Reports to

• Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Minister for Trade and Tourism

SeatGeneva, Switzerland

NominatorPrime Minister of Australia

Permanent Representative of Australia to the World Trade Organization
Incumbent George Mina since 27 October 2020 (2020-10-27)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style	His Excellency
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Trade and Tourism
Seat	Geneva, Switzerland
Nominator	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder	Alan Oxley (GATT) Donald Kenyon (WTO)
Formation	1 August 1988 (1988-08-01) (GATT) 1 November 1995 (1995-11-01) (WTO)
Website	Australian Permanent Mission and Consulate-General, Geneva, Switzerland

The ambassador and permanent representative of Australia to the World Trade Organization is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of Australia to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and continues Australia's representation to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT; 1948–1995), as a charter member joining the WTO to replace the GATT on 1 January 1995. The Permanent Mission to the WTO is based with the Australian Permanent Mission and Consulate-General in Geneva.^[1] Prior to 1973, the role of Australia's representative on the GATT was filled by the Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office in Geneva.