List of Australian High Commissioners to Trinidad and Tobago

Australian High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago
Incumbent John Pillbeam since 2016
Style	His Excellency
Inaugural holder	James Ingram (resident in Ottawa)

The Australian High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, is the Australian government's foremost diplomatic representative in Trinidad and Tobago.^[1] The Australian Government established a High Commission in Port of Spain in May 2004 and appointed its first resident High Commissioner, John Michell. Previously, responsibility for Australian diplomatic representation in Trinidad and Tobago was held in Canada (1974); Jamaica (1975–1994); and Barbados (1994–2004). The decision to move Australian Government representation from Barbados to Trinidad and Tobago was part of a review of Australia's diplomatic network completed in July 2003.^[2]

List of heads of mission

High Commissioner resident in Ottawa, Canada

• James Ingram (1974)^[3]

High Commissioners resident in Kingston, Jamaica

• John Hoyle (1975–1977)
• Brian Hickey (1978–1979)
• Gordon Bilney (1980–1981)^[4]
• R.E. Little (1982–1984)
• Michael Landale (1985–1987)
• Ian Wille (1988–1989)^[5]
• Peter Rogers (1990–1994)

High Commissioners resident in Bridgetown, Barbados

• Bob Whitty (1994–1998)^[6]
• Paul Smith (1998–2001)^[7]
• Winfred Peppinck (2001–2004)^[8]

Resident High Commissioners

• John Michell (2004–2007)^[9]
• Philip Kentwell (2007–2013)^[10]
• Ross Tysoe (2013–2016)^[11]
• John Pilbeam (2016 – )^[12]

References

1. CA 9395:Australian High Commission, Trinidad and Tobago [Port of Spain], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 12 January 2016
2. Downer, Alexander (18 July 2003). "Australia's Overseas Diplomatic Network Enhanced" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
3. "Australia names two new envoys". The Canberra Times. ACT. 8 January 1974. p. 6.
4. "Minister announces Jamaica posting". The Canberra Times. ACT. 19 December 1979. p. 17.
5. "Hayden announces envoy for Jamaica". The Canberra Times. ACT. 6 October 1987. p. 3.
6. "Whitty given job in the West Indies". The Canberra Times. ACT. 3 November 1993. p. 4.
7. Downer, Alexander (10 February 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Barbados" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
8. Downer, Alexander (22 January 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Barbados" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
9. Downer, Alexander (10 April 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015.
10. Downer, Alexander (5 June 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
11. Carr, Bob (13 November 2012). "High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
12. Bishop, Julie (4 December 2015). "High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015.