The Ambassador of Australia to Cambodia is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Kingdom of Cambodia. The current ambassador, since August 2024, is Derek Yip.
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. 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.
List of heads of mission
Ordinal Officeholder Title Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes Minister to Cambodia 1955 1956 years 1957 1957 years Ambassador of Australia to Cambodia 1957 1962 years 1962 1969 years 1969 1972 years 1972 1974 years Ambassador of Australia to Cambodia Tony Kevin 1997 years Malcolm Leader 1997 2000 years 2000 2003 years Annabel Anderson 2003 2004 years 2004 2007 years 2007 2010 years Penny Richards 2010 2013 years Burrows April 2013 April 2016 April 2016 December 2019 January 2023 January 2023 Jul 2024 August 2024 Incumbent
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