Miles Armitage has served as the Australian Ambassador to Türkiye since August 2021. A senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, he was previously Australia’s Ambassador to Jordan and Timor-Leste and has served in roles such as Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy in the Philippines, as well as in postings in New York and Islamabad. He also held the position of Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism.
Mr. Armitage holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a Diploma of Museum Studies from the University of Sydney, along with a Diploma of Foreign Affairs and Trade from the Australian National University.