List of diplomatic missions of Australia explained

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). Australia's diplomatic missions have a key focus on Commonwealth, Asian, and Pacific Islander countries.

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	Year opened	Concurrent accreditation
		Embassy	1950		^[2]
		Embassy	2014		^[3]
		High Commission	1957		^[4]
		High Commission	1976		^[5]
		High Commission	1984		^[6]
		Embassy	2017		^[7]
		High Commission	1960		^[8]
		High Commission	1946		^[9]
		Embassy	1980		^[10]

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year opened	Concurrent accreditation
		Embassy	1959		^[11]
		Embassy	1946		^[12]
		Consulate-General
		High Commission	1939		^[13]
	Toronto	Consulate-General	1975
	Vancouver	Consulate	1975
		Embassy	1946		^[14]
		Embassy	2017		^[15]
		Embassy	1967		^[16]
		Embassy	1968		^[17]
		High Commission	2004		^[18]
		Embassy	1918		^[19] ^[20]
	Chicago	Consulate-General	1971
	Honolulu	Consulate-General	1973
	Houston	Consulate-General	1982
		Consulate-General	1971
	New York City	Consulate-General	1945
		Consulate-General	1946

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year opened	Concurrent accreditation
		High Commission	1972		^[21]
		High Commission	1979		^[22]
		Embassy	1957		^[23]
		Embassy	1973		^[24]
	Chengdu	Consulate-General	2013
	Guangzhou	Consulate-General	1992
	Hong Kong	Consulate-General	1972
		Consulate-General	1984
	Shenyang	Consulate-General	2019
		Embassy	2002		^[25]
		High Commission	1943		^[26]
	Bengaluru	Consulate-General	2023		^[27]
	Chennai	Consulate-General	2007		^[28]
	Kolkata	Consulate-General	1970		^[29]
	Mumbai	Consulate-General	1967		^[30]
		Embassy	1950		^[31]
	Denpasar	Consulate-General	1981		^[32]
	Makassar	Consulate-General	2016		^[33]
	Surabaya	Consulate-General	2017		^[34]
		Embassy	1968		^[35]
		Embassy	1974		^[36]
		Embassy	1949		^[37]
		Embassy	1940		^[38]
		Consulate-General	1947
		Embassy	1975		^[39]
		Embassy	2004		^[40]
		Embassy	1967		^[41]
		Embassy	1963		^[42]
		High Commission	1955		^[43]
		High Commission	2023		^[44]
		Embassy	2015		^[45]
		Embassy	1956		^[46]
		Embassy	1960		^[47]
		High Commission	1949		^[48]
		Representative Office	2000		^[49]
		Embassy	1946		^[50]
		Embassy	2016		^[51]
		Office	1981		^[52]
		Embassy	1974		^[53]
		High Commission	1965		^[54]
		Embassy	1962		^[55]
		High Commission	1946		^[56]
		Embassy	1952		^[57]
		Consulate-General	2016		^[58]
		Embassy	1968		^[59]
	Istanbul	Consulate-General	2006
	Çanakkale	Consulate	2006
		Embassy	1999		^[60]
		Consulate-General	2000
		Embassy	1952		^[61]
		Consulate-General	1994		^[62]

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year opened	Concurrent accreditation
		Embassy	1966		^[63]
		Embassy	1959		^[64]
		Embassy	1992		^[65]
		High Commission	1975		^[66]
		Embassy	1970		^[67]
		Embassy	2018		^[68]
		Embassy	1945		^[69]
	Nouméa, New Caledonia	Consulate-General	1940		^[70]
	Papeete, French Polynesia	Consulate-General	2021		^[71]
		Embassy	1952		^[72]
		Consulate-General	2019
		Embassy	1964		^[73]
		Embassy	2008		^[74]
		Embassy	1946		^[75]
		Embassy	1949		^[76]
		Consulate-General	1968
		High Commission	1967		^[77]
		Embassy	1942		^[78]
		High Commission annex office
		Embassy	1973		^[79]
		Embassy	1970		^[80]
		Embassy	1943		^[81]
		Embassy	1967		^[82]
		Embassy	1969		^[83] ^[84]
		Embassy	1961		^[85]
		Embassy	1961		^[86]
		Consulate-General	1961		^[87]
		High Commission	1910		^[88]

Oceania

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year opened
	Avarua	High Commission	1994	^[89]
	Suva	High Commission	1964	^[90]
	Tarawa	High Commission	1982	^[91]
	Majuro	Embassy	2021	^[92]
	Kolonia	Embassy	1987	^[93]
	Yaren	High Commission	1968	^[94]
		High Commission	1943	^[95]
		Consulate-General	2008
	Alofi	High Commission	2020	^[96]
	Koror	Embassy	2019	^[97]
		High Commission	1973	^[98]
		Consulate-General	1974
	Apia	High Commission	1977	^[99]
	Honiara	High Commission	1982	^[100]
	Nukuʻalofa	High Commission	1980	^[101]
	Funafuti	High Commission	2018	^[102]
	Port Vila	High Commission	1980	^[103]

Multilateral organisations

Organization	Host city	Host country	Mission	Concurrent accreditation
Association of Southeast Asian Nations	Jakarta	Indonesia	Mission		^[104]
	New York City	United States	Permanent Mission		^[105]
	Geneva	Switzerland	Permanent Mission
OECD	Paris	France	Permanent Delegation
	Paris	France	Permanent Delegation
	Geneva	Switzerland	Permanent Mission

Closed missions

Africa

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed
	Algiers	Embassy	1991	^[106]
	Tripoli	Consulate-General	2011
	Dar Es Salaam	High Commission	1987
	Cape Town	Consulate	1984
	Lusaka	High Commission	1991

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed
	Bridgetown	High Commission	2004
	Atlanta	Consulate-General	2012	^[107]
	Caracas	Embassy	2002	^[108]

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed
	Kabul	Embassy	2021	^[109]
	Kupang	Consulate	1999	^[110]
	Fukuoka	Consulate-General	2019	^[111]
	Sapporo	Consulate	2019	^[112]
	Almaty	Embassy	1999	^[113]
Republic of China	Nanjing	Embassy	1949	^[114]
	Taipei	Embassy	1973	^[115]
	Saigon	Embassy	1975	^[116]
	Damascus	Embassy	1999	^[117]

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed
	Budapest	Embassy	2013
	Kyiv	Embassy	2022	^[118]
	Manchester	Consulate	2001	^[119]

See also

• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Foreign relations of Australia
• Visa policy of Australia

External links

• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Australian embassies, consulates and missions around the world

Notes and References

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58. Web site: Australian Consulate-General, Phuket, Thailand . . 8 February 2022.
59. Web site: Australian Embassy, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia . . 8 February 2022.
60. Web site: Australian Embassy, United Arab Emirates . . 8 February 2022.
61. Web site: Australian Embassy, Vietnam . . 8 February 2022.
62. Web site: Australian Consulate-General, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam . . 8 February 2022.
63. Web site: Australian Embassy and Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Austria . . 8 February 2022.
64. Web site: Australian Embassy, Belgium, Luxembourg and Mission to the European Union and NATO . . 8 February 2022.
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66. Web site: Australian High Commission, Cyprus . . 8 February 2022.
67. Web site: Australian Embassy, Denmark . . 8 February 2022.
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71. Web site: Australian Consulate-General, Papeete, French Polynesia . . 8 February 2022.
72. Web site: Australian Embassy, Germany . . 8 February 2022.
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74. Web site: Australian Embassy, Holy See . . 7 January 2020.
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77. Web site: Australian High Commission, Malta . . 8 February 2022.
78. Web site: Australian Embassy, The Netherlands . . 8 February 2022.
79. Web site: Australian Embassy, Poland . . 8 February 2022.
80. Web site: Australian Embassy, Portugal . . 8 February 2022.
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101. Web site: Australian High Commission, Kingdom of Tonga . . 8 February 2022.
102. Web site: Australian High Commission, Tuvalu . . 8 February 2022.
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