Susan Cox OAM is an Australian diplomat and is a career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.On 28 September 2012, she was appointed as the Australian ambassador to Croatia, and she presented her credentials to Croatian President Ivo Josipović on 14 December 2012.She has previously served as Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, Deputy High Commissioner in Vanuatu, and Australian Vice Consul in New Caledonia.Prior departmental positions include Director of Passport Communication and Training, Director of the Post Security Taskforce and Director of the Consular Policy and Crisis Management Section.Cox holds a Bachelor of Arts (Administration) from the University of Canberra, and is currently completing an Executive Masters in Public Administration at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government.