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The Australian Consul-General and Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner in Houston represents the Australian Government in Houston, Texas.Although it is run and managed by Austrade, the Consulate-General carries out visiting and reporting responsibilities on behalf of the Australian Ambassador in Washington for Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
There are currently over 100 Australian missions overseas. [1] ... Houston: Consulate-General 1982 [20] ... Embassy 1960 [47] Pakistan:
Pakistan: Consulate-General 11850 Jones Rd Cypress Panama: Consulate-General 24 E. Greenway Plaza, Suite 1307 Greenway Plaza Papua New Guinea: Consulate-General 4900 Woodway Dr, Suite 1200 Highland Village Philippines: Consulate-General: 9990 Richmond Ave, Suite 100N Westchase Poland: Consulate-General 3040 Post Oak Blvd. Ste 525 Houston Portugal
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.
The first Australian Ambassador to Afghanistan, Lew Border, formally presented his credentials to King Zahir Shah on 30 March 1969. [9] With the beginning of the Soviet–Afghan War , diplomatic relations with Afghanistan were suspended from on 27 December 1979, with informal connections maintained by the High Commission in Islamabad. [ 9 ]
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.
The Australian community is diplomatically represented and provided services by the Australian High Commission in Islamabad. [13] In addition, there is an Australian consulate in Karachi. [14] [15] There is also an Australian Cultural Centre in Lahore that is administered by Australians. The centre provides English-language courses and promotes ...
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).