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.
List of officeholders Heads of mission Ordinal Officeholder Residency Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes Lawrence John Lawrey Moscow, Soviet Union David Wyke Evans Robin Ashwin Cavan Hogue Michael Lightowler Beijing, China years years years Alan Thomas years years Peter Brock Rowe Seoul, South Korea Sam Gerovich John Langtry Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Dave Vosen (n/a) Neil Sanderson (Chargé d’affaires) Katie Smith 9 April 2025 19Leo Zeng9 April 2025incumbent
Consul-General and Trade Commissioners NameStart of termEnd of termReferences 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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External links Australian Embassy, Mongolia