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The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and holds non-resident accreditation for Algeria, Mauritania (since 2001),[1]Monaco. From April 1976 to March 1991 there was a resident Ambassador in Algeria and has since been held by the ambassador, excepting a period from 1999\u20132002 when it was held by the Ambassador in Cairo.[2] From October 1972 \u2013 August 1975, October 1976 \u2013 August 1978, January 1988 \u2013 September 1990, and March 1994 \u2013 September 1996 the Ambassador served as Permanent Delegate of Australia to UNESCO, a role that is now held by the Deputy Head of Mission. The Deputy Head also serves as the non-resident accredited Ambassador to Chad. From 1978 to 2017, the ambassador had responsibility for relations with Morocco until the establishment of a resident embassy in Rabat.[3]The current Ambassador, since November 2020 is Gillian Bird PSM. France and Australia have enjoyed official diplomatic relations since 1945 when Australia opened its Legation in Paris.[4] The Legation was upgraded to Embassy status in 1948, when Colonel William Hodgson, who served as Minister to France, was appointed as Ambassador.[5]Table of ContentsList of officeholders[edit]Minister and Ambassadors to France[edit]Ambassadors to Algeria[edit]Notes[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]List of officeholders[edit]Minister and Ambassadors to France[edit]Ambassadors to Algeria[edit]Notes[edit]A.^  Also non-resident Ambassador to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, 1991\u20132000, 2014\u2013present.B.^  Also non-resident Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, 2001\u2013present.C.^  Also Permanent Delegate of Australia to UNESCO, October 1972\u2013August 1975, October 1976\u2013August 1978, January 1988\u2013September 1990, and March 1994\u2013September 1996.D.^  Also non-resident Ambassador to the Principality of Monaco, 3 May 2007\u2013present.E.^  Also non-resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, 1978\u20132007.See also[edit]References[edit]^ “Australia and Mauritania Establish Diplomatic Relations” (Media Release). Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer. DFAT. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2015.^ CA 8166: Australian Embassy, Algeria [Algiers], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 January 2016^ Bishop, Julie (12 May 2017). “Ambassador to Morocco”. Minister for Foreign Affairs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Archived from the original (Media Release) on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.^ CA 2751: Australian Embassy, France [Paris], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 28 April 2015^ “Legation at Moscow”. Kalgoorlie Miner (WA\u00a0: 1895 \u2013 1950). WA: National Library of Australia. 3 May 1948. p.\u00a04. Retrieved 16 May 2015.^ “Colonel Hodgson New Minister to France”. Army News (Darwin, NT\u00a0: 1941 \u2013 1946). Darwin, NT: National Library of Australia. 11 March 1945. p.\u00a01. Retrieved 16 May 2015.^ Watt, Alan (1983). “Hodgson, William Roy (1892\u20131958)”. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol.\u00a09. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN\u00a01833-7538. Retrieved 28 October 2022.^ “Fact sheets: William Hodgson CMG OBE (1892\u2013 1958)”, Racism. No Way: Anti-racism education for Australian schools, NSW Government, archived from the original on 27 January 2014^ “Ambassador”. Goulburn Evening Post. NSW. 1 March 1950. p.\u00a05.^ “New Ambassador to Philippines Appointed”. The Canberra Times. ACT. 19 February 1959. p.\u00a03.^ “Renouf to FA”. The Canberra Times. ACT. 29 August 1973. p.\u00a01.^ “Envoy for Paris”. The Canberra Times. ACT. 20 November 1973. p.\u00a08.^ “Ambassador”. The Canberra Times. ACT. 7 October 1978. p.\u00a03.^ Campbell, Duncan (9 November 2013). “Skilled diplomat made the world his home”. The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014.^ “New ambassador”. The Canberra Times. ACT. 31 May 1991. p.\u00a014.^ Downer, Alexander (19 July 1996). “Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to France” (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014.^ Downer, Alexander (18 August 2000). “Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the French Republic” (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.^ Downer, Alexander (14 January 2005). “Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the French Republic” (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.^ Smith, Stephen (10 January 2008). “Diplomatic Appointment \u2013 Ambassador to France” (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.^ Rudd, Kevin (23 May 2011). “Diplomatic Appointment \u2013 Ambassador to France” (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014.^ Bishop, Julie (31 March 2014). “Ambassador to France” (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014.^ “Ambassador to France”. Minister for Foreign Affairs. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.^ “Where are they now? Gillian Bird (1975)”. Pymble Ladies’ College, Sydney. n.d. Retrieved 17 September 2021.^ “Presentation of Credentials by New Australian Ambassador to France, H.E. Gillian Bird PSM”. Australia France Business Association. November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/list-of-ambassadors-of-australia-to-france\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"List of ambassadors of Australia to France"}}]}]