Foreign relations of Australia are influenced by its position as a leading trading nation and as a significant donor of humanitarian aid. Australia's foreign policy is guided by a commitment to multilateralism and regionalism,as well as to build strong bilateral relations with its allies. Key concerns include free trade,terrorism,refugees,economic co-operation with Asia and stability in the Indo-Pacific. Australia is active in the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Nations. Given its history of starting and supporting important regional and global initiatives,it has been described as a regional middle power par excellence.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is the department of the Australian federal government responsible for foreign policy and relations,international aid,consular services and trade and investment. In 2021,DFAT allocated USD 3.4 billion of official development assistance,equivalent to 0.22% of gross national income.
Crispin Conroy is the Permanent Observer of the International Chamber of Commerce to the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Justin Lance Lee is an Australian public servant,currently deputy head of mission to Indonesia. Lee was the Australian Ambassador for Climate Change between 2012 and 2014. after having served as Australia's High Commissioner to Bangladesh between 2008 and 2012.
Richard Campbell "Ric" Smith is a former senior Australian public servant and diplomat. He served as the Australian Ambassador to China (1996–2000),Australian Ambassador to Indonesia during the time of the 2002 Bali bombings (2001–2002),and Secretary of the Department of Defence (2002–2006). In April 2009,Smith was appointed as Australia's Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Jonathan Philp is an Australian diplomat and career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Louise Helen Hand is an Australian diplomat and is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Australia entered into diplomatic relations with Cambodia in 1952. In 1955,the first Australian legation was opened in Phnom Penh,with the Australian minister to Cambodia previously working out of Saigon,modern day Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam. The Cambodian Embassy to Australia is located in the nation's capital,Canberra.
Sir Keith Charles Owen "Mick" Shann was a senior Australian public servant and diplomat.
Gillian Elizabeth Bird has been Australia's Ambassador to France since November 2020. She is a former Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations,serving the role from 2015 to 2019.
David James Ritchie is an Australian diplomat and a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). His last appointment was as Ambassador for Australia to Germany,a post to which he was appointed in 2013.
Prak Sokhonn is a Cambodian politician,diplomat and journalist,currently serving in the Cabinet of Cambodia as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cambodia since 2016,and deputy prime minister since 2018.
William Paterson is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He served as the Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea until the end of 2016.
Matthew Ernest Keith Neuhaus is a career diplomat with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) who was appointed as the Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands on 29 August 2018.
