List of ambassadors of Australia to China
The ambassador's work is assisted by multiple consulates throughout the country that have visiting and reporting responsibilities, as well as handling consular and trade matters for the embassy.[2] The establishment of trade commissions in several Asian countries was an initiative of the Lyons government first announced in 1933, where previously Australian interests had been represented by the United Kingdom.[5] Australia's legation was first accredited to the Republic of China and was located in Chongqing from 1941 to 1946, with the first Minister, Sir Frederic Eggleston, presenting his credentials to President Lin Sen on 30 October 1941.[8] In 1972, diplomatic relations ceased following the decision of the government of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam to recognise the People's Republic of China, and the Taipei Embassy closed in 1973.The latter was opened following release of the Asian Century White Paper by the Gillard government, and calls for an expanded diplomatic footprint in China.
Graham FletcherDepartment of Foreign Affairs and TradeHis ExcellencyMinister for Foreign AffairsResidenceBeijingPrime Minister of AustraliaGovernor General of AustraliaFrederic EgglestonAustralianCommonwealth of AustraliaPeople's Republic of Chinaambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiaryVivian Gordon BowdenLyons governmentHSBC BuildingShanghai International SettlementRepublic of ChinaChongqingLin SenNanjingTaipeiTaiwanGough WhitlamAustralian Office in TaipeiShanghaiGuangzhouChengduGillardJulie BishopShenyangaccredited toMongoliaMinisterKeith OfficerChargé d'affairesDouglas CoplandOsmond Charles FuhrmanWalter HandmerHugh DunnStephen FitzGeraldDennis ArgallRoss GarnautDavid SadleirRic SmithDavid IrvineGeoff RabyFrances AdamsonJan AdamsAustralian Ambassador to MongoliaConsular districtConsulate-General, Hong KongHong Kong SARMacau SARConsulate-General, ShanghaiShanghai MunicipalityJiangsuJiangxiZhejiangGuangdongHainanFujianGuangxi Zhuang ARSichuanYunnanGuizhouMunicipality of ChongqingLiaoningHeilongjiangList of ambassadors of China to AustraliaThe Courier-MailBruce GrantThe AgeChina DailyThe Canberra TimesEvans, GarethDowner, AlexanderRudd, KevinBishop, JuliePayne, MariseAustralian SenateParliament of AustraliaSmith, StephenDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)Lists of heads of diplomatic missions of AustraliaAfghanistanAlgeriaArgentinaAustriaBelgiumBrazilCambodiaColombiaCroatiaDenmarkEthiopiaEstoniaFranceGermanyGreeceHoly SeeHungaryIndonesiaIrelandIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanonMexicoMicronesiaMoroccoMyanmarNetherlandsNorth KoreaNorwayPhilippinesPolandPortugalRussiaSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSouth KoreaSwedenSwitzerlandThailandTimor-Leste