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Immediately prior to the independence of Nigeria on 1 October 1960, Australia established a diplomatic mission in Lagos on 10 September 1960, with Lionel Phillips as acting commissioner, and then acting high commissioner from 1 October. On 8 November 1960, Robert Furlonger was appointed as the first Australian high commissioner to the ...
^Note 20 : The High Commissioner of Australia to New Zealand is also accredited to the Cook Islands as a non-resident High Commissioner. [112] ^Note 21 : The High Commissioner of Australia to Nigeria is also accredited to Benin, Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Niger and The Gambia as a non-resident ambassador. [113]
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Nigeria. Nigeria, ... Australia: Canberra: High Commission Countries:
As Australia is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, its diplomatic missions in the capitals of other Commonwealth countries are referred to as High Commissions (as opposed to embassies). Australia's diplomatic missions have a key focus on Commonwealth, Asian, and Pacific Islander countries.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Nigeria. There are 105 embassies/high commissions in Abuja , and many countries maintain their consulates in other Nigerian cities (not including honorary consulates).
Pages in category "High commissioners of Australia to Nigeria" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Consulates were operating in Australian cities long before the Commonwealth of Australia was founded in 1901. The United States opened a consulate in Sydney in 1836, with other countries later following including Switzerland (1855), Germany (1879) and Japan (1896, in Townsville).
Australia has a high commission in Abuja and an honorary consulate in Lagos. For a detailed history of Australian representation in Nigeria see List of high commissioners of Australia to Nigeria. Nigeria has a high commission in Canberra. There is a small but growing Nigerian-born community in Australia.