List of diplomatic missions in Australia

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Diplomatic missions in Australia
  Australia
  Countries with embassies/high commissions in Australia
  Countries with consulates-general only in Australia

Consulates and legations 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).

The diplomatic corps was first established in Canberra in 1936 when the United Kingdom appointed its first High Commissioner to Australia. Canada appointed a representative in 1937 and the United States of America established a legation in 1940. This was followed in early 1941 by Japan only for the legation to be closed in December 1941 with the entry of Japan into World War II. The period 1941-1945 saw additional legations opened by wartime allies China, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, France and the Netherlands and the appointment of High Commissioners by New Zealand and India . In 1946, Australia and the United States upgraded their diplomatic relations to ambassadorial level and exchanged ambassadors in September of that year.[1] The other non-Commonwealth permanent members of the UN Security Council, France, China and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics followed in 1948 and by the late 1960s all existing legations in Canberra had been upgraded to embassies.

Initially residences and chanceries were in the Canberra suburbs of Red Hill and Forrest. The majority of missions are today in the lakeside suburb of Yarralumla or the suburb of O'Malley in the Woden Valley. Many countries have built their chanceries in distinctive architectural styles reflecting national traditions or aspirations.

Some countries have chosen not to establish an embassy in Canberra but instead operate a consulate in a major city, such as Melbourne.

As of December 2021, Canberra hosts 111 embassies/high commissions.

Diplomatic missions in Canberra[]

Embassies/High Commissions[]

Other delegations or representative offices[]

Gallery[]

  • High Commission of Botswana

  • High Commission of Brunei

  • Embassy of Cambodia

  • High Commission of Canada

  • Embassy of China

  • High Commission of Cyprus

  • Embassies of Estonia and Finland

  • High Commission of India

  • Embassy of Indonesia

  • Embassy of Ireland

  • Embassy of Japan

  • High Commission of Malaysia

  • Embassy of Mexico

  • Embassy of Mongolia

  • High Commission of New Zealand

  • High Commission of Pakistan

  • High Commission of Papua New Guinea

  • Embassy of the Philippines

  • Embassy of Poland

  • High Commission of the Solomon Islands

  • High Commission of South Africa

  • High Commission of Sri Lanka

  • High Commission of the United Kingdom

  • Embassy of the United States

Consular missions[]

Adelaide[]

Brisbane[]

Cairns[]

  •  Japan (Consular office)

Darwin[]

Melbourne[]

Perth[]

Sydney[]

Non-resident embassies and high commissions[]

Resident in Tokyo unless otherwise listed

Closed missions[]

Host city Sending country Mission Year closed Ref.
Canberra  Belarus Embassy 2018 [29]
 Eritrea Embassy Unknown
 Tunisia Embassy 2021
 North Korea Embassy 2008 [30]
 South Vietnam Embassy 1975 [31][32]
 Syria Embassy 2012 [33]
Adelaide  New Zealand Consulate General 1990 [34]
 United Kingdom Consulate 2006 [35][36]
Brisbane  New Zealand Consulate General 2010 [34]
Perth  New Zealand Consulate General 1990 [34]
Sydney  Costa Rica Consulate General 2020 [37]
 Finland Consulate General 2012 [38]
 Mexico Consulate General 2001 [39]
Townsville  Japan Consulate 1908 [40]

See also[]

  • Foreign relations of Australia
  • Visa requirements for Australian citizens

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