The Ambassador of Australia to Mongolia is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to Mongolia. The Ambassador resides in Ulaanbaatar. In 2008, Australia moved its diplomatic accreditation to Mongolia from Beijing to Seoul. Australia's first resident Ambassador to Mongolia, John Langtry, was appointed in December 2015. Australia appointed an Honorary Consul in Ulaanbaatar in 2007, and in 2011 an office of Austrade opened in Ulaanbaatar. That office was upgraded to an Australian Consulate-General which opened on 30 March 2012.
| Ambassador of Australia to Mongolia | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 9 April 2025Leo Zeng | |
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
| Appointer | Governor General of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | Lawrence John Lawrey (resident in Moscow) |
| Formation | 5 June 1962 |
List of officeholders
Heads of mission
| Ordinal | Officeholder | Residency | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence John Lawrey | Moscow, Soviet Union | 12 June 1972 | April 1974 | 1 year, 9 months | |
| 2 | James Plimsoll | 23 April 1974 | 4 August 1977 | 3 years, 103 days | ||
| 3 | Murray Bourchier | 4 August 1977 | August 1980 | 2 years, 11 months | ||
| 4 | David Wyke Evans | 1 March 1981 | March 1984 | 3 years | ||
| 5 | Ted Pocock | 21 March 1984 | September 1987 | 3 years, 5 months | ||
| 6 | Robin Ashwin | 28 September 1987 | May 1991 | 3 years, 7 months | ||
| 7 | Cavan Hogue | 29 May 1991 | 26 December 1991 | 211 days | ||
| 8 | Michael Lightowler | Beijing, China | 1991 | 1996 | 4–5 years | |
| 9 | Ric Smith | 1996 | 2000 | 3–4 years | ||
| 10 | David Irvine | 2000 | 2003 | 2–3 years | ||
| 11 | Alan Thomas | 2003 | 2007 | 3–4 years | ||
| 12 | Geoff Raby | 2007 | August 2008 | 0–1 years | ||
| 13 | Peter Brock Rowe | Seoul, South Korea | August 2008 | February 2009 | 6 months | |
| 14 | Sam Gerovich | March 2009 | 16 March 2013 | 4 years | ||
| 15 | Bill Paterson | 16 March 2013 | December 2015 | 2 years, 8 months | ||
| 16 | John Langtry | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | December 2015 | January 2019 | 3 years, 1 month | |
| 17 | Dave Vosen | January 2019 | August 2021 | 2 years, 7 months | ||
| (n/a) | Neil Sanderson (Chargé d’affaires) | August 2021 | 6 July 2022 | 11 months | ||
| 18 | Katie Smith | 6 July 2022 | 9 April 2025 | 2 years, 277 days | ||
| 19 | Leo Zeng | 9 April 2025 | incumbent | 302 days |
Consul-General and Trade Commissioners
| Name | Start of term | End of term | References |
| Jargalant Elbegsaikhan (Honorary Consul) | June 2007 | April 2011 | |
| David Lawson | April 2011 | February 2013 | |
| Tony Burchill | February 2013 | May 2015 | |
| Brendan Coyne | May 2015 | December 2015 |
See also
- Foreign relations of Australia
- Foreign relations of Mongolia
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