List of diplomatic missions of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia possesses an extensive network of diplomatic and consular missions. They are mostly maintained by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with some smaller consular posts being run by Austrade. There are currently over 100 Australian missions overseas.[1]
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).
Under the terms of the Canada–Australia Consular Services Sharing Agreement, the two countries provide consular services to each other's citizens at a number of locations around the world. 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.
Honorary consulates are excluded from this listing.
History
After federation in 1901, Australia's presence abroad was largely limited to state and Commonwealth agents and trade offices. The United Kingdom played a defining role in Australia's foreign policy, limiting its need for missions abroad. In 1939 there were only two External Affairs officers posted overseas: one in London (known as Australia House), and one in Washington attached to the British Embassy.
The Second World War necessitated increased co-operation with foreign countries independent of the UK's Foreign Office. By 1940, a base of four missions had been established in Washington, Ottawa, London, and Tokyo, and as World War II progressed missions to Australia's wartime allies were established in Nouméa, Chongqing, and Moscow.
Australian diplomatic missions today number at over 100, although the number of Australian diplomats overseas has dramatically been reduced. Missions have been closed in Almaty, Damascus, Kupang, Lusaka, Algiers, Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, and Bridgetown.
Current missions
Africa
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Egypt | Cairo | Embassy | [2] | |
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[3] |
Ghana | Accra | High Commission | Countries: |
[4] |
Kenya | Nairobi | High Commission | International Organizations: |
[5] |
Mauritius | Port Louis | High Commission | Countries: |
[6] |
Morocco | Rabat | Embassy | [7] | |
Nigeria | Abuja | High Commission | International Organizations: |
[8] |
South Africa | Pretoria | High Commission | International Organizations: |
[9] |
Zimbabwe | Harare | Embassy | Countries: |
[10] |
Americas
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Embassy | [11] | |
Brazil | Brasília | Embassy | [12] | |
São Paulo | Consulate-General | [12] | ||
Canada | Ottawa | High Commission | [13] | |
Toronto | Consulate-General | [13] | ||
Vancouver | Consulate | [13] | ||
Chile | Santiago de Chile | Embassy | Countries: |
[14] |
Colombia | Bogotá | Embassy | Countries: |
[15] |
Mexico | Mexico City | Embassy | [16] | |
Peru | Lima | Embassy | Countries: |
[17] |
Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | High Commission | Countries: International Organizations: |
[18] |
United States | Washington, D.C. | Embassy | [19] | |
Chicago | Consulate-General | [19] | ||
Honolulu | Consulate-General | [19] | ||
Houston | Consulate-General | [19] | ||
Los Angeles | Consulate-General | [19] | ||
New York City | Consulate-General | [19] | ||
San Francisco | Consulate-General | [19] |
Asia
Europe
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | Vienna | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[62] |
Belgium | Brussels | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[63] |
Croatia | Zagreb | Embassy | Countries: |
[64] |
Cyprus | Nicosia | High Commission | [65] | |
Denmark | Copenhagen | Embassy | [66] | |
France | Paris | Embassy | Countries: |
[67] |
Nouméa, New Caledonia | Consulate-General | [68] | ||
Papeete, French Polynesia | Consulate-General | [69] | ||
Germany | Berlin | Embassy | [70] | |
Frankfurt | Consulate-General | [70] | ||
Greece | Athens | Embassy | [71] | |
Holy See | Rome[lower-alpha 5] | Embassy | [72] | |
Ireland | Dublin | Embassy | [73] | |
Italy | Rome | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[74] |
Milan | Consulate-General | [74] | ||
Malta | Valletta | High Commission | Countries: |
[75] |
Netherlands | The Hague | Embassy | [76] | |
North Cyprus | Nicosia | High Commission annex office[lower-alpha 6] | [65] | |
Poland | Warsaw | Embassy | Countries: |
[77] |
Portugal | Lisbon | Embassy | Countries: |
[78] |
Russia | Moscow | Embassy | Countries: |
[79] |
Serbia | Belgrade | Embassy | Countries: |
[80] |
Spain | Madrid | Embassy | Countries: |
[81] |
Sweden | Stockholm | Embassy | [82] | |
Switzerland | Bern | Embassy | Countries: |
[83] |
Geneva | Consulate-General | [84] | ||
United Kingdom | London | High Commission | International Organizations: |
[85] |
Oceania
Host country | Host city | Mission | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Cook Islands | Avarua | High Commission | [86] |
Fiji | Suva | High Commission | [87] |
Kiribati | Tarawa | High Commission | [88] |
Marshall Islands | Majuro | Embassy | [89] |
Micronesia | Kolonia | Embassy | [90] |
Nauru | Aiwo | High Commission | [91] |
New Zealand | Wellington | High Commission | [92] |
Auckland | Consulate-General | [92] | |
Niue | Alofi | High Commission | [93] |
Palau | Koror | Embassy | [94] |
Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | High Commission | [95] |
Lae | Consulate-General | [95] | |
Samoa | Apia | High Commission | [96] |
Solomon Islands | Honiara | High Commission | [97] |
Tonga | Nukuʻalofa | High Commission | [98] |
Tuvalu | Funafuti | High Commission | [99] |
Vanuatu | Port Vila | High Commission | [100] |
Multilateral organisations
Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Association of Southeast Asian Nations | Jakarta | Indonesia | Mission | [101] | |
United Nations | New York City | United States | Permanent Mission | [102] | |
Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | International Organizations: |
[84] | |
OECD | Paris | France | Permanent Delegation | [67] | |
UNESCO | Paris | France | Permanent Delegation | [67] | |
World Trade Organization | Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | [84] |
Gallery
- High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan
- Embassy in Berlin
- Embassy in Buenos Aires
- Embassy in Copenhagen
- Embassy in Dublin
- Embassy in The Hague
- Embassy in Hanoi
- Embassy in Kyiv
- Building hosting the embassy in Lisbon
- Building hosting the embassy in Madrid
- Embassy in Mexico City
- High Commission in New Delhi
- High Commission in Nuku'alofa
- High Commission in Port Vila
- High Commission in Pretoria
- High Commission in Port of Spain
- Building hosting the Embassy in Santiago
- Embassy in Tokyo
- High Commission in Valletta
- Embassy in Vienna
- Embassy in Warsaw
- High Commission in Wellington
- Embassy in Yangon
Closed missions
Africa
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria | Algiers | Embassy | 1991 | [103] |
Libya | Tripoli | Consulate-General | 2011 | |
Tanzania | Dar Es Salaam | High Commission | 1987 | [103] |
South Africa | Cape Town | Consulate | 1984 | [103] |
Zambia | Lusaka | High Commission | 1991 | [103] |
Americas
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Barbados | Bridgetown | High Commission | 2004 | |
United States | Atlanta | Consulate-General | 2012 | [104] |
Venezuela | Caracas | Embassy | 2002 | [105] |
Asia
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Kabul | Embassy | 2021 | [106] |
Indonesia | Kupang | Consulate | 1999 | [107] |
Japan | Fukuoka | Consulate-General | 2019 | [108] |
Sapporo | Consulate | 2019 | [109] | |
Kazakhstan | Almaty | Embassy | 1999 | [110] |
Republic of China | Nanjing[lower-alpha 7] | Embassy | 1949 | [111] |
Republic of China (Taiwan) | Taipei | Embassy | 1973 | [112] |
South Vietnam | Saigon | Embassy | 1975 | [113] |
Syria | Damascus | Embassy | 1999 | [114] |
Europe
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hungary | Budapest | Embassy | 2013 | [115] |
Ukraine | Kyiv | Embassy | 2022 | [116] |
United Kingdom | Manchester | Consulate | 2001 | [117] |
See also
Notes
- Accredited as an observer mission.
- Accredited as an observer mission.
- Accredited as an observer mission.
- Australia does not have formal relations with Taiwan, since the establishment of relations with the People's Republic of China in 1973. Nonetheless, its office in Taipei functions as a de facto embassy.
- The Australian Embassy to the Holy See is located outside Vatican territory in Rome.
- According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the High Commission in Nicosia has an annex in North Nicosia.
- Opened in 1941 as a legation in Chongqing, moved to Nanjing in 1946, and upgraded to an embassy in 1948.
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