title: List of ambassadors of Australia to the United Arab Emirates
text: # List of ambassadors of Australia to the United Arab Emirates
  
  The Ambassador of Australia to the United Arab Emirates iis an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the United Arab Emirates. The ambassador resides in Abu Dhabi. The current ambassador, since January 2020, is Heidi Venamore.
  
  ## List of ambassadors
  
  | Ordinal | Officeholder | Residency | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ian Haig | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1975 (1975) | 1976 (1976) | 0–1 years |
  | 2 | Donald Kingsmill | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1976 (1976) | 1979 (1979) | 2–3 years |
  | 3 | Douglas Sturkey | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1979 (1979) | 1984 (1984) | 4–5 years |
  | 4 | Alan Brown | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1984 (1984) | 1988 (1988) | 3–4 years |
  | 5 | Alex McGoldrick | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1988 (1988) | 1991 (1991) | 2–3 years |
  | 6 | Malcolm Leader | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1991 (1991) | 1993 (1993) | 1–2 years |
  | 7 | Warwick Weemaes | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1993 (1993) | 1996 (1996) | 2–3 years |
  | 8 | Philip Knight | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1996 (1996) | 1998 (1998) | 1–2 years |
  | 9 | George Atkin | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1998 (1998) | 1999 (1999) | 0–1 years |
  | 10 | John Hines | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 1999 (1999) | 2002 (2002) | 2–3 years |
  | 11 | Noel Campbell | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 2002 (2002) | 2005 (2005) | 2–3 years |
  | 12 | Jeremy Bruer | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 2005 (2005) | 2009 (2009) | 3–4 years |
  | 13 | Doug Trappett | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 2009 (2009) | 2012 (2012) | 2–3 years |
  | 14 | Pablo Kang | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 2012 (2012) | 2016 (2016) | 3–4 years |
  | 15 | Arthur Spyrou | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | January 2016 (2016-01) | 2019 (2019) | 2–3 years |
  | 16 | Heidi Venamore | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 20 January 2020 (2020-01-20) | incumbent | 3 years, 188 days |
  