# List of ambassadors of Australia to Lebanon

The Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon 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 Lebanon. The Ambassador resides in Beirut. The current ambassador, since April 2022, is Andrew Barnes,

## List of heads of mission

| Ordinal | Officeholder | Title | Residency | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office |
| (n/a) | D. J. Kingsmill | Chargé d'affaires | Beirut, Lebanon | 1967 (1967) | 1967 (1967) | 0 years |
| 1 | Bill Forsyth | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | 1967 (1967) | 1970 (1970) | 2–3 years |
| 2 | Neil Truscott | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | 1970 (1970) | 1973 (1973) | 2–3 years |
| 3 | Pierre Hutton | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | 1973 (1973) | 1975 (1975) | 1–2 years |
| 4 | Peter Curtis | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | 1975 (1975) | 1976 (1976) | 0–1 years |
| (n/a) | J. M. C. Watson | Chargé d'affaires | Damascus, Syria | 1977 (1977) | 1978 (1978) | 0–1 years |
| (n/a) | D. J. Richardson | Chargé d'affaires | Damascus, Syria | 1978 (1978) | 1980 (1980) | 1–2 years |
| (2) | Neil Truscott | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Damascus, Syria | 1978 (1978) | 1983 (1983) | 4–5 years |
| 5 | D. G. Wilson | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Damascus, Syria | 1983 (1983) | 1984 (1984) | 0–1 years |
| 6 | Ross Burns | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Damascus, Syria | 1984 (1984) | 1987 (1987) | 2–3 years |
| 7 | Ray Spurr | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Damascus, Syria | 1987 (1987) | 1989 (1989) | 0–1 years |
| (n/a) | J. E. Rawson | Chargé d'affaires | Damascus, Syria | 1988 (1988) | 1990 (1990) | 1–2 years |
| 8 | Victoria Owen | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Damascus, Syria | 1990 (1990) | 1992 (1992) | 1–2 years |
| 9 | Paul Robilliard | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Damascus, Syria | 1992 (1992) | 1995 (1995) | 3–4 years |
| 9 | Paul Robilliard | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | 1995 (1995) | 1996 (1996) | 3–4 years |
| 10 | Ian Parmeter | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | 1996 (1996) | 1999 (1999) | 2–3 years |
| 11 | John Fennessy | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | 1999 (1999) | 12002 (12002) | 2–3 years |
| 12 | Stephanie Shwabsky | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | 2002 (2002) | 2006 (2006) | 3–4 years |
| 13 | Lyndall Sachs | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | 2006 (2006) | 2009 (2009) | 2–3 years |
| 14 | Jean Dunn | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | 2009 (2009) | 2010 (2010) | 0–1 years |
| 15 | Lex Bartlem | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | 2010 (2010) | 2014 (2014) | 3–4 years |
| 16 | Glenn Miles | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | 2014 (2014) | 2018 (2018) | 3–4 years |
| 17 | Rebekah Grindlay | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | October 2018 (2018-10) | 2022 (2022) | 1–2 years |
| 18 | Andrew Barnes | Ambassador of Australia to Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | 13 April 2022 (2022-04-13) | incumbent | 2 years, 167 days |