Lynette Wood

Lynette Wood is an Australian diplomat who served as Acting High Commissioner and Chargé d’Affaires to the List of High Commissioners of Australia to [the United Kingdom|Australian High Commission in the United Kingdom] from May 2022 to January 2023. She held the position of Australian Ambassador to Switzerland, Germany and Liechtenstein from September 2016 to 2020. She succeeded David Ritchie and was replaced by Philip Green. In May 2022, Wood was appointed as Acting Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. In September 2022, it was announced that Stephen Smith would succeed Wood as High Commissioner.
In October 2024, Wood's appointment to the role of Ambassador to France was announced, replacing Gillian Bird. As Ambassador to France, Wood will also be accredited to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the Principality of Monaco.
Wood graduated with a Master of Arts from the Australian National University, a Graduate Diploma in Foreign Affairs and Trade from Monash University, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney.