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Originally a Trade Commission from 1965, the post was upgraded to a Consulate-General from 3 March 1971 and was closed during a period of budget cuts to Foreign Affairs on 1 July 1976. The consulate reopened in September 1978 and management was transferred from DFAT to Austrade in October 1992.
Australia first established diplomatic relations with the Federated States of Micronesia in 1987 and the Australian Embassy in Pohnpei was opened in November 1989. [1] Prior to the establishment of the embassy, representative functions were carried out by the Consul-General residing in Honolulu. [2]
The Ambassador is also the Australian Consul-General to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. [99] ^Note 8 : The Ambassador of Australia to Denmark is also accredited to Norway and Iceland as a non-resident ambassador.
Consulate-General 2013 [25] Guangzhou: Consulate-General 1992 [25] Hong Kong: Consulate-General 1972 [25] Shanghai: Consulate-General 1984 [25] Shenyang: Consulate-General 2019 [25] India: New Delhi: High Commission 1943
The position of United States Ambassador to Australia has existed since 1940.U.S.–Australian relations have been close throughout the history of Australia.Before World War II, Australia was closely aligned with the United Kingdom, but it has strengthened its relationship with the United States since 1942, as Britain's influence in Asia has declined and the United States' influence has increased.
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The new marble-clad modernist embassy made of glass, steel, and concrete, opened in 1969. By the 2010s, the embassy needed serious repairs. The Australian government chose to demolish the embassy and build a new 213,600-square-foot (19,844 sq m) replacement with a projected price tag of A$236.9 million (US$154.7 million).
Australian Journal of International Affairs 69.5 (2015): 513–537. online; Bisley, Nick. "‘An ally for all the years to come’: why Australia is not a conflicted US ally." Australian Journal of International Affairs 67.4 (2013): 403-418. Camilleri, Joseph A. The Australia-New Zealand-US Alliance: Regional Security in the Nuclear Age ...