List of Australian Ambassadors to Laos

Ambassador to Laos
Incumbent John Williams since 2014
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Vientiane
Inaugural holder	Arthur Morris
Formation	1963

The Australian Ambassador to Laos is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in Laos. The Ambassador resides in Vientiane.^[1] The Australian Government first announced it would open an embassy in Vientiane in 1962.

Ministers to Laos

• David McNicol (1955–1956)^[2]
• Frederick Blakeney (1956–1957)
• Bill Forsyth (1959–1960)^[3]
• Arthur Morris (1960–1963)^[4]

Ambassadors to Laos

• Arthur Morris (1963–1964)^[5]
• Barrie Dexter (1964–1967)^[6]
• John Ryan (1968–1969)
• Peter Curtis (1970–1972)
• A.H. Borthwick (1973–1976)
• J.A. Forsythe (1977–1978)
• Bruce Woodberry (1979–1980)^[7]
• Philip Peters (1981–1985)^[8]
• J.B. Campbell (1986)
• P.A. Jackson (1987–1990)
• M.D. Mann (1991–1994)
• Roland Rich (1994–1997)
• Karina Campbell (1997–2000)^[9]
• Michael Jonathan Thwaites (2000–2004)^[10]
• Alistair Charles Maclean (2004–2007)^[11]
• Michele Forster (2007–2011)^[12]
• Lynda Worthaisong (2011–2014)^[13]
• John Williams (2014+)^[14]

References

1. CA 2772:Australian Embassy, Laos [Vientiane], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 April 2015
2. "Diplomat for Vietnam post". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 2 December 1954. p. 1.
3. "Appointed Minister to Laos". The Canberra Times. ACT. 2 October 1959. p. 20.
4. "Minister for East". The Canberra Times. ACT. 31 December 1960. p. 3.
5. "Mr Arthur Malcolm Morris". The Canberra Times. ACT. 18 January 1963. p. 2.
6. "Appointment for Laos". The Canberra Times. ACT. 20 June 1964. p. 7.
7. "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 2 September 1978. p. 3.
8. "Laos post". The Canberra Times. 2 June 1981. p. 3.
9. Downer, Alexander (18 June 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
10. Downer, Alexander (5 July 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
11. Downer, Alexander (21 June 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
12. Downer, Alexander (18 June 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
13. Rudd, Kevin (22 December 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015.
14. Bishop, Julie (5 November 2013). "Ambassador to Laos" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015.