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Representative office of Australia, Ramallah

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Australian Representative to the Palestinian Authority
Incumbent
Edward Russell
since 12 April 2022 (2022-04-12)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Formation23 August 2000
WebsiteAustralian Representative Office, Ramallah

The Australian Representative Office, Ramallah (Arabic: ممثلية أستراليا في رام الله) is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic presence to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah. The office is headed by the Australian Representative to the Palestinian Authority, who is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Representative, since April 2022, is Edward Russell.

On 23 August 2000 Australian Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, announced that the Australian Government would open an Australian Representative Office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, to manage relations with the Palestinian Authority. Speaking of the importance of such an office, Downer said, "At this critical moment in the history of the contemporary Middle East, it is important for Australia to be closely informed of developments, to strengthen its relations with all key parties, and to play a positive and constructive part in support of negotiations to secure a just and comprehensive peace. The decision to establish the Australian Representative Office represents a significant step toward meeting that need."[1] The office opened on 6 September 2000.

List of Representatives

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# Officeholder Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Steven Pinhorn 30 November 2000 (2000-11-30) 31 August 2003 (2003-08-31) 1–2 years [2]
2 Glenn Miles 2003 (2003) unknown unknown
3 unknown unknown 2007 (2007) unknown
4 Ben Scott 2007 (2007) December 2009 (2009-12) 1–2 years
5 Jenny Grant–Curnow January 2010 (2010-01) December 2012 (2012-12) 2 years, 11 months
6 Tom Wilson January 2013 (2013-01) December 2015 (2015-12) 2 years, 11 months
7 Marcia Pius January 2016 (2016-01) 2019 (2019) 2–3 years
8 Mark Bailey June 2019 (2019-06) 2022 (2022) 2–3 years
9 Edward Russell 12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) Incumbent 2 years, 210 days [3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Downer, Alexander. "Australian Representative Office, Ramallah". Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. ^ "موجز الأحداث الفلسطينية". Oppc.pna.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ "الوزير د. المالكي يتسلم أوراق اعتماد ممثل أستراليا الجديد لدى دولة فلسطين - وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين". Mofa.pna.ps (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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