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The British High Commission Canberra is the diplomatic mission of the Government of the United Kingdom to Australia, representing the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom's interests. [1] It is located on Commonwealth Avenue along with the High Commissions of New Zealand and Canada in the Canberra suburb of Yarralumla.
The High Commission of Australia in London is Australia's oldest diplomatic posting, and was created through the passage of the High Commissioner Act 1909 on 13 December 1909, which established the role as appointed by the Governor-General and defined that they would "act as representative and resident agent of the Commonwealth in the United ...
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 ]
Being an Australian, it was felt in London he couldn't properly represent the British Government. They thus appointed their Representative for Migration in Melbourne Ernest Tristram Crutchley as their first Representative of His Majesty's Government in Australia, pending the nomination of a High Commissioner, on the Canadian model.
Map of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom. This is a list of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom. At present, the capital city of London hosts 167 embassies and high commissions. Several other countries have ambassadors accredited to the United Kingdom, with most being resident in Brussels or Paris.
Head of mission; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation: Ambassador: Simon Newnham [81] Association of South East Asian Nations: Ambassador: Will Nankervis [82] [83] Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Ambassador and Permanent Representative: Alexander Robson [84] United Nations: Ambassador and Permanent Representative: James ...
Although an Official Secretary had been appointed to London as early as 1906, the High Commission to London was the first Australian diplomatic mission and one of the most prominent in London. The building itself was built over a 900-year-old sacred well drawing from the River Fleet, a subterranean London river. The water in the well is clear ...
Mission Address Area Image Sweden: Consulate General: 63 Finsbury Pavement (1910–1919) 329 High Holborn (1919–1947) 14 Trinity Square (1948–1969) 23 North Row (1970–1973) London Borough of Islington (1910–1919) Holborn (1919–1947) City of London (1948–1969) Mayfair (1970–1973)