| Ambassador of Australia to Italy | |
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| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
| Appointer | Governor General of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | Cedric Kellway (as Minister) |
| Formation | 10 November 1949[1] |
| Website | Australian Embassy, Rome |
The ambassador of Australia to Italy 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 Republic of Italy in Rome.[2] The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and holds non-resident accreditation for Albania (1992–2004; since 3 July 2013), Libya (1978–1987; since 2002), and San Marino (since 1995). The ambassador also serves as Australia's delegate to the UN Agencies in Rome as permanent representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization (since 1951) and as representative to the World Food Programme (since 1961).
The current ambassador, since July 2020, is Margaret Twomey.
- ^ "AUST. MINISTER TO ITALY". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld. 9 November 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 29 May 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ CA 2756: Australian Embassy, Italy [Rome], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 April 2015
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