List of Consuls-General of Australia in New York

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Consul-General of Australia in New York
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Incumbent
Nick Greiner
since 18 February 2021
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style His Excellency
Reports to Ambassador of Australia to the United States
Residence Beekman Place, Manhattan
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder Cedric Kellway
Formation14 November 1945
Website Australian Consulate-General, New York

The Consul-General of Australia in New York represents the Australian Government in New York City.

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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 provides consular and passport services, as well as visiting and reporting responsibilities on behalf of the Australian Ambassador in Washington, in the jurisdictions of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. [1]

Consuls-General

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Cedric Kellway 14 November 19451949 [2]
Edward Smart October 19491956
Josiah Francis March 19561961 [3]
Roden Cutler August 19611966 [4]
Reginald Sholl February 19661968 [5]
Francis Murray (acting)31 December 196810 August 1970
John BatesAugust 19701973 [6]
John Wilton August 19731975
Peter Barbour December 19751978
Bob Cotton July 19781982
Denis Cordner March 19821984 [7] [8]
John Taylor August 19841988 [9]
Chris Hurford March 19881992
Peter Curtis February 19921994
Jim HumphreysSeptember 19941996
Michael Baume October 19962001 [10]
Ken AllenAugust 20012006 [11]
John Olsen March 20062009 [12]
Phil ScanlanApril 20092013 [13] [14] [15]
Steve Bracks August 2013September 2013 [16] [17] [18]
Nick Minchin February 201431 May 2017 [19] [20] [21]
Alastair Walton23 June 201717 February 2021 [22] [23]
Nick Greiner 18 February 2021Incumbent [24]
Heather Ridout TBDIncoming [25] [26]

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References

  1. ↑ CA 1110: Australian Consulate-General, New York [United States of America], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 February 2016
  2. ↑ "Kellway appointed Consul-General in New York". Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Queensland. 3 September 1945. p. 3.
  3. ↑ "For New York Post". The Canberra Times. ACT. 5 November 1955. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "New York Envoy Post to Cutler". The Canberra Times. ACT. 20 July 1961. p. 22.
  5. ↑ "New York post for Justice". The Canberra Times. ACT. 9 December 1965. p. 18.
  6. ↑ "Consul for US named". The Canberra Times. ACT. 8 June 1970. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "New consul". The Canberra Times. ACT. 17 September 1981. p. 6.
  8. ↑ "Australia's Consul-General...at home in the Big Apple". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 50, no. 23. Australia. 24 November 1982. p. 42. Retrieved 24 June 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Diplomatic post". The Canberra Times. ACT. 16 June 1984. p. 3.
  10. ↑ Downer, Alexander (10 September 1996). "Appointment of Consul-General in New York" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  11. ↑ Downer, Alexander (21 May 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Consul General in New York" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  12. ↑ Downer, Alexander (7 December 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Consul-General in New York" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  13. ↑ Smith, Stephen (11 December 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment: Consul-General in New York" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
  14. ↑ Mathieson, Clive; Elliott, Geoff (16 May 2013). "Phil Scanlan and the American connection". The Australian. News Corp.
  15. ↑ Flitton, Daniel (12 December 2008). "Rudd friend new US consul-general". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016.
  16. ↑ Carr, Bob (17 May 2013). "Consul-General in New York" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  17. ↑ McPhedran, Ian (10 September 2013). "Steve Bracks's sacking from the NY consul general post looks like Coalition vindictiveness". The Herald Sun. News Corp Australia.
  18. ↑ Gordon, Josh; Flitton, Daniel; Lowe, Adrian (11 September 2013). "Liberal powerbroker Nick Minchin contender to take New York post from dumped Steve Bracks". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015.
  19. ↑ Bishop, Julie (14 February 2014). "Consul-General in New York" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015.
  20. ↑ Bourke, Latika (14 February 2014). "Former Howard minister Nick Minchin to replace former Labor premier Steve Bracks as consul general to New York". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016.
  21. ↑ "Off the Record: Minchin's minutes running out in New York". The Advertiser. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  22. ↑ Bishop, Julie (23 June 2017). "Consul-General in New York" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018.
  23. ↑ Aston, Joe (18 May 2017). "Alastair Walton to replace Nick Minchin as New York Consul-General". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  24. ↑ Payne, Marise (18 February 2021). "Consul-General in New York" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021.
  25. ↑ Wong, Penny (20 December 2022). "Consul-General in New York". Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government. Archived from the original (Media Release) on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  26. ↑ Albanese, Anthony; Wong, Penny (20 December 2022). "Appointment of Australian Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Consul-General". Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government. Archived from the original (Media Release) on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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