List of high commissioners of Australia to Vanuatu


The high commissioner of Australia to Vanuatu is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the High Commission of the Commonwealth of Australia in Vanuatu. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is currently held by Sarah de Zoeten since January 2020. There has been a resident Australian high commissioner in Vanuatu since July 1980 when the New Hebrides gained independence as a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations. Australia was the first country to establish a foreign mission in Port Vila, in 1978.

High commissioners

#OfficeholderTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1 years
2Joan Norwood years
3 years
4Keith Baker years
5 years
6 years
7Alan Edwards years
8Perry Head years
9Stephen Waters years
10John Pilbeam years
11 years
12Jeff Roach years
13Jeremy Bruer years
14Jenny Da Rin years
15Sarah de Zoetenincumbent