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Australia's first diplomatic representative in China was Vivian Gordon Bowden, who in 1935 was appointed as a trade commissioner based in Shanghai. [2] The establishment of trade commissions in several Asian countries was an initiative of the Lyons government first announced in 1933, where previously Australian interests had been represented by the United Kingdom. [3]
The Ambassador also acts as Australia's Permanent Representative to the African Union. [98] ^Note 7 : The Ambassador of Australia to the Federated States of Micronesia is also accredited to the Marshall Islands and Palau as a non-resident ambassador. The Ambassador is also the Australian Consul-General to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. [99]
At this time, there are 12 cities where Canadians can obtain consular services from Australian offices, and 19 locations where Canadian offices provide consular services to Australians. In an emergency, Australians can also seek assistance from British diplomatic missions around the world in the absence of an Australian consulate or embassy.
The Chinese embassy is located in Canberra, ACT in Australia. [233] There are consulates in major cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide. The Australian embassy is located in Beijing. [234] Australia also has consulates in major cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. [234]
Consulate-General 2021 [35] Ethiopia: Consulate-General 2021 [36] Netherlands: Consulate-General 2024 [37] Guangzhou Bolivia: Consulate-General 1989 [38] Ethiopia: Consulate-General 2021 [36] Finland: Consulate-General 2012 [39] [40] Sweden: Consulate-General 2009 [41] Hong Kong Angola: Consulate-General 2018 [42] Cape Verde: Consulate-General ...
The Australian Consulate-General in Shanghai reports to the Australian Embassy in Beijing, which reports to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra, Australia, a process in line with the majority of Australia's consulates around the world. It was originally established as a Trade Commission in 1921, predating Australia's formal ...
The consulate's closure was due to a realignment of resources "to growing and emerging markets like Mongolia and Colombia." After its closure, the consulate's reporting responsibilities for the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina were transferred to the Australian Embassy in Washington ...
The posting is one of Australia's oldest, with the first high commissioner appointed in 1943, although it dates much earlier to 1934 when an Australian Government Trade Commissioner was appointed to Wellington. [1] There is also a Consulate-General and Trade Commission in Auckland maintained by Austrade since 1955.