List of high commissioners of Australia to South Africa
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The high commissioner of Australia to South Africa, known from 1961 to 1994 as the Ambassador of Australia to South Africa, is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the High Commission of the Commonwealth of Australia to South Africa in Pretoria. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is currently held by Gita Kamath since 2 March 2019.
High Commissioner of Australia to South Africa | |
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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
Style | Her Excellency |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Seat | Arcadia, Pretoria |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
Appointer | Governor General of Australia |
Inaugural holder | George Knowles |
Formation | 21 August 1946 |
Website | Australian High Commission Pretoria |
The ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation as high commissioner to Botswana (1973–1981, since 2004), Eswatini (since 1973), Lesotho (since 1973), Mozambique (since 2004), and Namibia (since 2010); and as Ambassador to Angola (since 2010), and the representative to the Southern African Development Community. The high commission also has oversight for Honorary Consulates in Luanda, Angola, and Maputo, Mozambique.[1]