The ambassador of Australia to Poland 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 Poland. The ambassador is located in Warsaw and also holds non-resident accreditation for Lithuania (since 2013) and the Czech Republic (and formerly Czechoslovakia, 1978âÂÂ1990; since 1994). From 29 June 1990 to September 1994 there was a resident embassy in Prague. The current ambassador, since January 2024, is Benjamin Hayes.
The Australian Government has maintained a diplomatic relationship with Poland since 1972. Between June 1972 and September 1973 the Australian Ambassador in Moscow was dually accredited to Warsaw. In 1973, Francis Stuart became the first resident Ambassador to the country.