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List of diplomatic missions in Australia

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List of diplomatic missions in Australia

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).

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Diplomatic missions in Australia
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The diplomatic corps was first established in Canberra in 1936 when the United Kingdom appointed its first High Commissioner to Australia.[1] Canada appointed a representative in 1939[2] and the United States of America established a legation in 1940.[3] This was followed in early 1941 by Japan[4][5] 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,[6][7] the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,[8] France[9] and the Netherlands[10] and the appointment of High Commissioners by New Zealand[11] and India.[12] In 1946, Australia and the United States upgraded their diplomatic relations to ambassadorial level and exchanged ambassadors in September of that year.[13] This was followed for the other legations of permanent members of the UN Security Council, France, China and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1948 [14] 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 and Sydney.

As of 2024, Canberra hosts 112 embassies/high commissions.

Diplomatic missions in Canberra

Embassies/High Commissions

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 Afghanistan Embassy Thumb [15]
 Albania Embassy [15]
 Algeria Embassy [15]
 Angola Embassy [16][17]
 Argentina Embassy [15][18]
 Austria Embassy Thumb [15][19]
 Azerbaijan Embassy [15]
 Bangladesh High Commission Thumb [15]
 Belgium Embassy Thumb [15]
 Bhutan Embassy [15]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Embassy Thumb [15]
 Botswana High Commission Thumb [15]
 Brazil Embassy Thumb [15]
 Brunei High Commission Thumb [15]
 Bulgaria Embassy [15]
 Cambodia Embassy Thumb [15]
 Canada High Commission Thumb [15]
 Chile Embassy [15]
 China Embassy Thumb [15]
 Colombia Embassy [15]
 Costa Rica Embassy [15]
 Croatia Embassy Thumb [15][20]
 Cuba Embassy [15]
 Cyprus High Commission Thumb [15]
 Czechia Embassy [15]
 Denmark Embassy [15][21]
 Ecuador Embassy [15]
 Egypt Embassy Thumb [15]
 El Salvador Embassy [15]
 Estonia Embassy Thumb [15]
 Ethiopia Embassy [15]
 Fiji High Commission Thumb [15]
 Finland Embassy Thumb [15]
 France Embassy Thumb [15]
 Georgia Embassy [15]
 Germany Embassy Thumb [15][22]
 Ghana High Commission [15]
 Greece Embassy Thumb [15][23]
 Guatemala Embassy [15]
 Holy See Apostolic Nunciature [15]
 Hungary Embassy Thumb [15]
 India High Commission Thumb [15]
 Indonesia Embassy Thumb [15]
 Iran Embassy Thumb [15]
 Iraq Embassy Thumb [15][24]
 Ireland Embassy Thumb [15]
 Israel Embassy [15]
 Italy Embassy [15]
 Japan Embassy Thumb [15]
 Jordan Embassy [15]
 Kenya High Commission [15]
 Kosovo Embassy [15]
 Kuwait Embassy [15]
 Laos Embassy [15]
 Latvia Embassy [15]
 Lebanon Embassy [15]
 Libya Embassy Thumb [15]
 Lithuania Embassy [15]
 Malaysia High Commission Thumb [15]
 Malta High Commission [15]
 Mauritius High Commission Thumb [15]
 Mexico Embassy Thumb [15]
 Micronesia Embassy [15]
 Mongolia Embassy Thumb [15]
 Morocco Embassy [15][25]
 Myanmar Embassy Thumb [15]
 Nauru High Commission [15]
 Nepal Embassy [15]
 Netherlands Embassy Thumb [15]
 New Zealand High Commission Thumb [15]
 Nigeria High Commission Thumb [15]
 North Macedonia Embassy [15]
 Norway Embassy [15]
 Oman Embassy [15]
 Pakistan High Commission Thumb [15]
 Panama Embassy [15]
 Papua New Guinea High Commission Thumb [15]
 Peru Embassy Thumb [15]
 Philippines Embassy Thumb [26]
 Poland Embassy Thumb [15]
 Portugal Embassy [15]
 Qatar Embassy [15]
 Romania Embassy [15]
 Russia Embassy [15]
 Samoa High Commission Thumb [15]
 Saudi Arabia Embassy Thumb [15]
 Serbia Embassy [15]
 Singapore High Commission Thumb [15]
 Slovenia Embassy [15]
 Solomon Islands High Commission Thumb [15]
 South Africa High Commission Thumb [15]
 South Korea Embassy [15]
 Spain Embassy Thumb [15]
 Sri Lanka High Commission Thumb [15]
 Sudan Embassy [15]
 Sweden Embassy Thumb [15]
  Switzerland Embassy Thumb [15]
 Thailand Embassy Thumb [15]
 Timor-Leste Embassy Thumb [15]
 Tonga High Commission [15]
 Turkey Embassy Thumb [15]
 Uganda High Commission [15]
 Ukraine Embassy [15]
 United Arab Emirates Embassy [15]
 United Kingdom High Commission Thumb [15]
 United States Embassy Thumb [15]
 Uruguay Embassy [15]
 Vanuatu High Commission [15]
 Venezuela Embassy [15]
 Vietnam Embassy [15]
 Zambia High Commission [15]
 Zimbabwe Embassy [15]
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Other delegations or representative offices

Consular missions

Adelaide, South Australia

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 China Consulate-General [31]
 Greece Consulate-General [31][23]
 Italy Consulate [32][33]
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Darwin, Northern Territory

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Sending Country Mission Notes Image Ref(s)
 Indonesia Consulate [34]
 Timor-Leste Consulate-General Also serves Western Australia WA [35]
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Brisbane, Queensland

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 China Consulate-General [31]
 India Consulate-General [31]
 Italy Consulate [36]
 Japan Consulate-General Thumb [31]
 Nauru Consulate-General [31]
 Papua New Guinea Consulate-General [31]
 Solomon Islands Consulate-General [31]
 South Korea Consular Office [31][37]
 Republic of China (Taiwan) Economic & Cultural Office [38]
 United Kingdom Consulate-General [39]
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Cairns, Queensland

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Sending Country Mission Notes Image Ref(s)
 Japan Consular Office Thumb [40]
 Papua New Guinea Consulate [31]
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Melbourne, Victoria

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 Chile Consulate-General Also serves South Australia SA, Tasmania TAS, and Western Australia WA [31]
 China Consulate-General Also serves Tasmania TAS [31]
 Croatia Consulate-General Also serves Tasmania TAS [31][20]
 Egypt Consulate-General Also serves South Australia SA, Tasmania TAS, and Western Australia WA [31]
 El Salvador Consulate-General [31]
 Eritrea Consulate-General [31]
 France Consulate-General [41]
 Greece Consulate-General [31][23]
 Hungary Consulate-General Also serves South Australia SA and Tasmania TAS [42]
 India Consulate-General Also serves Tasmania TAS Thumb [31]
 Indonesia Consulate-General Also serves Tasmania TAS Thumb [43]
 Iraq Consulate-General [31][24]
 Italy Consulate-General Also serves Tasmania TAS [44]
 Japan Consulate-General Also serves South Australia SA and Tasmania TAS [31]
 Lebanon Consulate-General [31]
 Malaysia Consulate-General [45]
 Malta Consulate-General [31]
 New Zealand Consulate-General [31]
 North Macedonia Consulate-General Also serves Northern Territory NT, South Australia SA, and Tasmania TAS [31]
 Pakistan Consulate-General Also serves South Australia SA and Tasmania TAS [31]
 Peru Consulate-General Also serves Tasmania TAS [46]
 Philippines Consulate-General [26]
 Romania Consulate Also serves South Australia SA, Tasmania TAS, and Western Australia WA [47]
 South Korea Consulate-General [31]
 Spain Consulate-General Also serves South Australia SA, Tasmania TAS, and Western Australia WA [31]
 Sri Lanka Consulate-General [48]
 Republic of China (Taiwan) Economic & Cultural Office [49]
 Turkey Consulate-General Also serves South Australia SA, Tasmania TAS, and Western Australia WA [31]
 United Kingdom Consulate-General Also serves South Australia SA & Tasmania TAS [50]
 United States Consulate-General Also serves Northern Territory NT, South Australia SA, and Tasmania TAS [31]
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Perth, Western Australia

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Sending Country Mission Notes Image Ref(s)
 China Consulate-General Thumb [31]
 Croatia Consulate [31][20]
 Greece Consulate [31][23]
 India Consulate-General [31]
 Indonesia Consulate-General Thumb [51]
 Italy Consulate [52]
 Japan Consulate-General [31]
 Malaysia Consulate-General [53]
 United Kingdom Consulate-General Also serves Northern Territory NT (commercial matters only) [54]
 United States Consulate-General [31]
 Vietnam Consulate-General [31]
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Sydney, New South Wales

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 Argentina Consulate-General Also serves  Fiji [18]
 Austria Consulate-General [31][19]
 Bangladesh Consulate-General Also serves Queensland QLD [55]
 Brazil Consulate-General [56]
 Canada Consulate-General Also serves Northern Territory NT, Queensland QLD [57]
 Chile Consulate-General [31]
 China Consulate-General Thumb [31]
 Colombia Consulate-General [58]
 Croatia Consulate-General [31][20]
 Czechia Consulate-General [31]
 Denmark Consulate-General [31][21]
 East Timor Consulate-General [59]
 Egypt Consulate-General [31]
 Fiji Consulate-General [31][60]
 France Consulate-General [31]
 Germany Consulate-General [31][22]
 Greece Consulate-General [31][23]
 Hungary Consulate-General [61]
 India Consulate-General Also serves South Australia SA [31]
 Indonesia Consulate-General Also serves Queensland QLD and South Australia SA [62]
 Iraq Consulate-General [31][24]
 Ireland Consulate-General [31]
 Italy Consulate-General [63]
 Japan Consulate-General [31]
 Kazakhstan Consulate-General [64]
 Lebanon Consulate-General [31]
 Malaysia Consulate-General [65]
 Malta Consulate-General [31]
 Netherlands Consulate-General [66]
 New Zealand Consulate-General [31]
 Pakistan Consulate-General [31]
 Papua New Guinea Consulate-General [31]
 Paraguay Consulate-General [67]
 Peru Consulate-General [68]
 Philippines Consulate-General [26]
 Poland Consulate-General [69]
 Portugal Consulate-General [70]
 Romania Consulate-General [71]
 Russia Consulate-General [72]
 Samoa Consulate-General [31]
 Saudi Arabia Consulate-General [73]
 Serbia Consulate-General [74]
 Slovakia Consulate-General [75]
 South Korea Consulate-General [31]
 Spain Consulate-General [31]
  Switzerland Consulate-General [31]
 Republic of China (Taiwan) Economic & Cultural Office Thumb [76]
 Thailand Consulate-General [31]
 Turkey Consulate-General Thumb [31]
 United Kingdom Consulate-General [77]
 United States Consulate-General Also serves Norfolk Island NFI, Queensland QLD [31]
 Uruguay Consulate-General [31]
 Vanuatu Consulate-General [31]
 Vietnam Consulate-General [31]
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Non-resident embassies and high commissions

Resident in Jakarta, Indonesia

  1.  Bahrain[15]
  2.  North Korea[15]
  3.  Suriname[15]
  4.  Tunisia[15]
  5.  Yemen[15]

Resident in Singapore

  1.  Kazakhstan[15]
  2.  Rwanda[15]
  3.  Uzbekistan[15]

Resident in Tokyo, Japan

  1.  Armenia[15]
  2.  Belarus[15]
  3.  Benin[15]
  4.  Burkina Faso[15]
  5.  Cameroon[15]
  6.  Djibouti[15]
  7.  Dominican Republic[15]
  8.  Guinea[15]
  9.  Ivory Coast[78]
  10.  Jamaica[15]
  11.  Malawi[15]
  12.  Mali[15]
  13.  Mauritania[79]
  14.  Mozambique[15]
  15.  Senegal[15]
  16.  Slovakia[15]
  17.  Tanzania[15]
  18.  Turkmenistan[15]

Resident elsewhere

  1.  Bahamas (Nassau)
  2.  Barbados (London)[15]
  3.  Belize (Washington, D.C.)
  4.  Bolivia (Ottawa)[15]
  5.  Burundi (Beijing)
  6.  Cape Verde (Beijing)
  7.  Central African Republic (Pretoria)
  8.  Chad (Beijing)
  9.  Comoros (Beijing)
  10.  Congo-Brazzaville (Beijing)
  11.  Congo-Kinshasa
  12.  Equatorial Guinea (New Delhi)
  13.  Eritrea (Beijing)[15]
  14.  Eswatini (Kuala Lumpur)[15]
  15.  Gabon
  16.  Gambia (Riyadh)[15]
  17.  Grenada (Washington, D.C.)
  18.  Guinea-Bissau (Beijing)
  19.  Guyana (Ottawa)[15]
  20.  Haiti
  21.  Honduras
  22.  Iceland (Copenhagen)[15]
  23.  Kyrgyzstan[15]
  24.  Lesotho (Kuala Lumpur)[80]
  25.  Madagascar (Port Louis)[15]
  26.  Maldives (Colombo)[15]
  27.  Monaco (Monte Carlo)[15]
  28.  Marshall Islands (Suva)[15]
  29.  Montenegro (Podgorica)[15]
  30.  Namibia (Kuala Lumpur)
  31.  Nicaragua
  32.  Niger (New Delhi)[15]
  33.  Palau (Manila)
  34.  São Tomé and Príncipe (New York City)
  35.  Saint Kitts and Nevis (Washington, D.C.)
  36.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Washington, D.C.)
  37.  Sierra Leone (Beijing)[15]
  38.  South Sudan (Beijing)[15]
  39.  Seychelles (New Delhi)[15]
  40.  Syria (Kuala Lumpur)
  41.  Tajikistan
  42.  Togo (Beijing)
  43.  Trinidad and Tobago (Beijing)

Other delegations or representative offices

Sydney

Closed missions

More information Host city, Sending country ...
Host city Sending country Mission Year closed Ref.
Canberra  Belarus Embassy 2018 [82]
 Ivory Coast Embassy 2020 [83]
 Eritrea Embassy 2013
 North Korea Embassy 2008 [84]
 Paraguay Embassy 2024 [85]
 Slovakia Embassy 2024 [86]
 South Vietnam Embassy 1975 [87][88]
 Syria Embassy 2012 [89]
 Tunisia Embassy 2022
Adelaide  New Zealand Consulate-General 1990 [90]
 United Kingdom Consulate 2006 [91][92]
Brisbane  New Zealand Consulate-General 2010 [90]
 United States Consulate 1980s
Melbourne  Oman Consulate-General 2023 [93]
Perth  New Zealand Consulate-General 1990 [90]
Sydney  Costa Rica Consulate-General 2020 [94]
 Finland Consulate-General 2012 [95]
 Mexico Consulate-General 2001 [96]
 Sweden Consulate-General 1995 [97]
Townsville  Empire of Japan Consulate 1908 [98]
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