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The Consul-General of Australia in New York represents the Australian Government in New York City. The Consulate-General is responsible for raising awareness of Asia-Pacific issues in the United States through contacts with New York–based media, think tanks, educational institutions and cultural organisations.
The consulate's closure was due to a realignment of resources "to growing and emerging markets like Mongolia and Colombia." After its closure, the consulate's reporting responsibilities for the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina were transferred to the Australian Embassy in Washington ...
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.
The new marble-clad modernist embassy made of glass, steel, and concrete, opened in 1969. By the 2010s, the embassy needed serious repairs. The Australian government chose to demolish the embassy and build a new 213,600-square-foot (19,844 sq m) replacement with a projected price tag of A$236.9 million (US$154.7 million).
The position of United States Ambassador to Australia has existed since 1940.U.S.–Australian relations have been close throughout the history of Australia.Before World War II, Australia was closely aligned with the United Kingdom, but it has strengthened its relationship with the United States since 1942, as Britain's influence in Asia has declined and the United States' influence has increased.
The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is the lead Australian representative to the UN, although that role is also shared with representatives present at the United Nations Office in Geneva, the United Nations Office in Vienna and the United Nations Office at Nairobi, and the delegations to ...
The Ambassador of Australia to the Holy See is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Holy See. The first nominee for this position was Dudley McCarthy , appointed in 1973, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] who was also the ambassador to Spain, but the Vatican refused ...
Around 40% of Australian Americans had entered the United States before 1980. [6] Since 2010, a Little Australia has emerged and is growing in Nolita, Manhattan, New York City. [7] In 2016, the Australian Consulate-General estimated there were 44,000 Australians living in Los Angeles. [8]