Gillian Bird

Gillian Bird
Gillian Bird in 2004
Ambassador of Australia to Vietnam
Assumed office
24 April 2025
Prime MinisterAnthony Albanese
Preceded byAndrew Goledzinowski
Ambassador of Australia to France
In office
5 November 2020 – 12 December 2024
Prime MinisterScott Morrison
Anthony Albanese
Preceded byBrendan Berne
Succeeded byLynette Wood
Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations
In office
February 2015 – 17 October 2019
Prime MinisterTony Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull
Scott Morrison
Preceded byGary Quinlan
Succeeded byMitch Fifield
Ambassador of Australia to the Association of South East Asian Nations
In office
5 September 2008 – 1 October 2013
Prime MinisterKevin Rudd
Julia Gillard
Tony Abbott
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded bySimon Merrifield
Personal details
BornGillian Elizabeth Bird
June 1957 (age 68)
Adelaide, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
École nationale d'administration
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Gillian Elizabeth Bird (born in Adelaide) is an Australian civil servant and diplomat who is the current ambassador to Vietnam since 2025. She served as the Australia's Ambassador to France from 2020 to 2024. Bird concurrently served as Australia's non-resident Ambassador to Algeria, Mauritania, and Monaco. She is a former Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations, serving between 2015 and 2019.