List of Australian Ambassadors to Cambodia

Ambassador to Cambodia
Incumbent Angela Corcoran since 2016
Style	Her Excellency
Residence	Phnom Penh
Inaugural holder	David McNicol
Formation	1957

The Australian Ambassador to Cambodia is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in Cambodia.

The Australian Legation in Phnom Penh was first raised to Embassy status in 1959, and came to an end in 1975 when the Lon Nol Government was overthrown.^[1] The Embassy remained closed during Khmer Rouge rule and subsequent war periods, and was reopened in 1992 after a treaty establishing the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia was signed.^[2]

Heads of mission

Name	Start of term	End of term	References
David McNicol (as Minister to Cambodia)	1955	1956	[3]
Frederick Blakeney (as Minister to Cambodia)	1957	1957	[4]
Francis Hamilton Stuart	1957	1962
Noël Deschamps	1962	1969	[5]
Graham Feakes	1969	1972	[6][7][8]
Marshall Johnston	1972	1974
Frank Milne (Chargé d'affaires)	1975	1975
John Holloway	1992	1994
Tony Kevin	1994	1997	[9]
Malcolm Leader	1997	2000	[10]
Louise Hand	2000	2003	[11]
Annabel Anderson	2003	2004	[12]
Lisa Filipetto	2004	2007	[13]
Margaret Adamson	2007	2010	[14]
Penny Richards	2010	2013	[15]
Alison Burrows	April 2013	April 2016	[16][17]
Angela Corcoran	April 2016	+	[18][19]

References

1. CA 2770: Australian Embassy, Cambodia [Phnom Penh], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
2. CA 9512: Australian Embassy, Cambodia [11] [Phnom Penh], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
3. "Legation in Cambodia". The Central Queensland Herald. 27 January 1955. p. 11.
4. "Mr Blakeney will be Minister to Cambodia". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 23 November 1956. p. 11.
5. Jeldres, Julio A. (20 May 2005). "Noel Deschamps 1908-2005". The Phnom Penh Post. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. He was… Ambassador to Cambodia during the Vietnam War (1962-69)
6. "New posts for two diplomats". The Canberra Times. 28 January 1969. p. 7.
7. "New envoy". The Canberra Times. 12 April 1969. p. 5.
8. "New envoy to Malaysia". The Canberra Times. 29 March 1976. p. 3.
9. "Ambassador to Cambodia named". The Canberra Times. 5 July 1994. p. 6.
10. Downer, Alexander (19 August 1997). "Diplomatic appointment: Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
11. Downer, Alexander (2 September 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
12. Downer, Alexander (19 June 2003). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
13. Downer, Alexander (23 March 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
14. Downer, Alexander (31 January 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
15. Smith, Stephen (14 July 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014.
16. Carr, Bob (14 March 2013). "Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
17. "Ambassadors fill Cambodia, terrorism posts". The Australia. News Ltd. AAP. 14 March 2013.
18. Bishop, Julie (2 March 2016). "Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
19. Khun, Alex (19 April 2016). "Meet Australia's new ambassador to Cambodia". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016.