Lynette Wood is an Australian diplomat who served as Acting High Commissioner and Chargé d’Affaires to the Australian High Commission in the United Kingdom from May 2022 to January 2023.

[1] She held the position of Australian Ambassador to Switzerland, Germany and Liechtenstein from September 2016 to 2020.

[4] In May 2022, Wood was appointed as Acting Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

[5] In September 2022, it was announced that Stephen Smith would succeed Wood as High Commissioner.

[6][7] In October 2024, Wood's appointment to the role of Ambassador to France was announced, replacing Gillian Bird.