Diplomatic missions of Australia

Australian diplomatic missions are posts representing the Commonwealth of Australia in foreign countries. They are mostly maintained of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with some smaller posts being run by Austrade. There are currently over eighty Australian missions overseas. [ [http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/ABS@.nsf/94713ad445ff1425ca25682000192af2/a96fe1c4248c683cca2569de00200129!OpenDocument 1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2001 - Australian Bureau of Statistics] ]

After federation in 1901, Australia's presence abroad was largely limited to state and Commonwealth agents and trade offices. Britain 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. Australia House were used for scenes of the Gringotts bank in the film "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".

The Second World War necessitated increased co-operation with foreign countries independent of the British Foreign and Commonwealth 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 eighty, although the number of Australian diplomats overseas has dramatically been reduced. Missions have been closed in Bern, Prague, Almaty, Damascus, Kupang, Addis Ababa, Lusaka, Algiers, Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Bridgetown, Houston," [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1997_1399485 LOOK HERE/City needs to promote itself more vigorously abroad] ." "Houston Chronicle". March 10, 1997. Accessed August 4, 2008.] and Caracas.Fact|date=July 2008

Australia and Canada have an agreement that provides for consular services to each other's citizens at a number of locations around the world. At this time, there are 21 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 offices around the world if there is no resident Australian office.

Listed below are the countries and cities where an Australian diplomatic mission is situated, including embassies, High Commissions, consulates, consulates-general and other delegations (excluding honorary consulates). [ [http://www.dfat.gov.au/embassies.html Embassies and consulates - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade] ]

Europe

*Flag|Austria
** Vienna (Embassy)
*Flag|Belgium
** Brussels (Embassy)
*Flag|Croatia
** Zagreb (Embassy)
*Flag|Czech Republic
** Prague (Consulate)
*Flag|Denmark
** Copenhagen (Embassy)
*Flag|France
** Paris (Embassy)
** Noumea (Consulate-General)
*Flag|Germany
** Berlin (Embassy)
** Frankfurt (Consulate-General)
*Flag|Greece
** Athens (Embassy)
*Flag|Holy See
** Vatican City (Embassy)
*Flag|Hungary
** Budapest (Embassy)
*Flag|Ireland
** Dublin (Embassy)
*Flag|Italy
** Rome (Embassy)
** Milan (Consulate-General)
*Flag|Malta
** Valetta (High Commission)
*Flag|Netherlands
** The Hague (Embassy)
*Flag|Norway
** Oslo (Consulate)
*Flag|Poland
** Warsaw (Embassy)
*Flag|Portugal
** Lisbon (Embassy)
*Flag|Romania
** Bucharest (Consulate-General)
*Flag|Russia
** Moscow (Embassy)
*Flag|Serbia
** Belgrade (Embassy)
*Flag|Spain
** Madrid (Embassy)
*Flag|Sweden
** Stockholm (Embassy)
*Flag|Switzerland
** Geneva (Consulate-General)
*Flag|United Kingdom
** London (High Commission)

North America

*Flag|Canada
** Ottawa (High Commission)
** Toronto (Consulate-General)
** Vancouver (Consulate)
*Flag|Mexico
** Mexico City (Embassy)
*Flag|Trinidad and Tobago
** Port of Spain (High Commission)
*Flag|United States
** Washington D.C. (Embassy)
** Atlanta (Consulate-General)
** Chicago (Consulate-General)
** Honolulu (Consulate-General)
** Los Angeles (Consulate-General)
** New York (Consulate-General)
** San Francisco (Consulate-General)

outh America

*Flag|Argentina
** Buenos Aires (Embassy)
*Flag|Brazil
** Brasilia (Embassy)
** São Paulo (Consulate-General)
*Flag|Chile
** Santiago de Chile (Embassy)
*Flag|Peru
** Lima (Consulate-General)

Africa

*Flag|Egypt
** Cairo (Embassy)
*Flag|Ghana
** Accra (High Commission)
*Flag|Kenya
** Nairobi (High Commission)
*Flag|Libya
** Tripoli (Consulate-General)
*Flag|Mauritius
** Port Louis (High Commission)
*Flag|Nigeria
** Abuja (High Commission)
*Flag|South Africa
** Pretoria (High Commission)
** Johannesburg (Consulate-General)
*Flag|Zimbabwe
** Harare (Embassy)

Asia

*Flag|Afghanistan
** Kabul (Embassy)
*Flag|Bangladesh
** Dhaka (High Commission)
*Flag|Brunei
** Bandar Seri Begawan (High Commission)
*Flag|Burma
** Rangoon (Embassy)
*Flag|Cambodia
** Phnom Penh (Embassy)
*Flag|China
** Beijing (Embassy)
** Guangzhou (Consulate-General)
** Hong Kong (Consulate-General)
** Shanghai (Consulate-General)
*Flag|Cyprus
** Nicosia (High Commission)
*Flag|India
** New Delhi (High Commission)
** Chennai (Consulate-General)
** Mumbai (Consulate-General)
*Flag|Indonesia
** Jakarta (Embassy)
** Denpasar (Consulate-General)
*Flag|Iran
** Tehran (Embassy)
*Flag|Iraq
** Baghdad (Embassy)
*Flag|Israel
** Tel Aviv (Embassy)
*Flag|Japan
** Tokyo (Embassy)
** Fukuoka (Consulate-General)
** Osaka (Consulate-General)
** Nagoya (Consulate)
** Sapporo (Consulate)
** Sendai (Consulate)
*Flag|Jordan
** Amman (Embassy)
*Flag|Republic of Korea
** Seoul (Embassy)
*Flag|Kuwait
** Kuwait (Embassy)
*Flag|Laos
** Vientiane (Embassy)
*Flag|Lebanon
** Amman (Embassy)
*Flag|Malaysia
** Kuala Lumpur (High Commission)
*Flag|Nepal
** Kathmandu (Embassy)
*Flag|Pakistan
** Islamabad (High Commission)
*Flag|Palestinian Authority
** Ramallah (Representative Office)
*Flag|Philippines
** Manila (Embassy)
*Flag|Saudi Arabia
** Riyadh (Embassy)
*Flag|Singapore
** Singapore (High Commission)
*Flag|Sri Lanka
** Colombo (High Commission)
*Flag|Taiwan
** Taipei (Australian Commerce and Industry Office)
*Flag|Thailand
** Bangkok (Embassy)
*Flag|Timor-Leste
** Dili (Embassy)
*Flag|Turkey
** Ankara (Embassy)
** Istanbul (Consulate-General)
** Canakkale (Consulate)
*Flag|United Arab Emirates
** Abu Dhabi (Embassy)
** Dubai (Consulate-General)
*Flag|Vietnam
** Hanoi (Embassy)
** Ho Chi Minh City (Consulate-General)

Oceania

*Flag|Federated States of Micronesia
** Pohnpei (Embassy)
*Flag|Fiji
** Suva (High Commission)
*Flag|Kiribati
** Tarawa (High Commission)
*Flag|Nauru
** Meneng (Consulate-General)
*Flag|New Zealand
** Wellington (High Commission)
** Auckland (Consulate-General)
*Flag|Papua New Guinea
** Port Moresby (High Commission)
*Flag|Samoa
** Apia (High Commission)
*Flag|Solomon Islands
** Honiara (High Commission)
*Flag|Tonga
** NukuOkinaalofa (High Commission)
*Flag|Vanuatu
** Port Vila (High Commission)

Multilateral organisations

** Brussels (Permanent Mission to the European Union)
** Geneva (Permanent Mission to the United Nations and other international organisations)
** New York City (Permanent Mission to the United Nations)
** Paris (Permanent Mission to the OECD and UNESCO)
** Vienna (Permanent Mission to the United Nations and other international organisations)

ee also

* Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
* Foreign relations of Australia

References

External links

* [http://www.dfat.gov.au/ Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade]
* [http://www.embassy.gov.au/ Australian embassies, consulates and missions around the world]