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High Commissioner of Australia to South Africa
Incumbent Gita Kamath since 2 March 2019 (2019-03-02)
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 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.

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.

Posting history

The Australian Government has offered diplomatic representation in Pretoria, South Africa since 1946. Between 1961 and 1994 the designation of the Australian representative in South Africa changed from high commissioner to ambassador. On 9 July 1973, ambassador Colin Moodie received non-resident accreditation as Australia's first high commissioner to Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland.

Heads of mission

Notes

^A Also non-resident high commissioner to Eswatini (Swaziland before 2018), 1973–present.

^B Also non-resident high commissioner to Lesotho, 1973–present.

^C Also non-resident high commissioner to Botswana, 1973–1981, 2004–present.

^D Also non-resident high commissioner to Mozambique, 2004–present.

^E Also non-resident high commissioner to Namibia, 2004–present.

^F Also non-resident ambassador to Angola, 2010–present.

See also

• Australia–South Africa relations
• Foreign relations of Australia
• Foreign relations of South Africa

References

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External links

• Australian High Commission Pretoria

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