Consul-General of Australia in New York
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The consul-general of Australia in New York represents the Australian Government in New York City.
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
| Consul-General of Australia in New York | |
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| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Style | Her 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 |
| Formation | 14 November 1945 |
| Website | Australian Consulate-General, New York |
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
| Name | Start of term | End of term | References |
| Cedric Kellway | 14 November 1945 | 1949 | [2] |
| Edward Smart | October 1949 | 1956 | |
| Josiah Francis | March 1956 | 1961 | [3] |
| Roden Cutler | August 1961 | 1966 | [4] |
| Reginald Sholl | February 1966 | 1968 | [5] |
| Francis Murray (acting) | 31 December 1968 | 10 August 1970 | |
| John Bates | August 1970 | 1973 | [6] |
| John Wilton | August 1973 | 1975 | |
| Peter Barbour | December 1975 | 1978 | |
| Bob Cotton | July 1978 | 1982 | |
| Denis Cordner | March 1982 | 1984 | [7][8] |
| John Taylor | August 1984 | 1988 | [9] |
| Chris Hurford | March 1988 | 1992 | |
| Peter Curtis | February 1992 | 1994 | |
| Jim Humphreys | September 1994 | 1996 | |
| Michael Baume | October 1996 | 2001 | [10] |
| Ken Allen | August 2001 | 2006 | [11] |
| John Olsen | March 2006 | 2009 | [12] |
| Phil Scanlan | April 2009 | 2013 | [13][14][15] |
| Steve Bracks | August 2013 | September 2013 | [16][17][18] |
| Nick Minchin | February 2014 | 31 May 2017 | [19][20][21] |
| Alastair Walton | 23 June 2017 | 17 February 2021 | [22][23] |
| Nick Greiner | 18 February 2021 | 20 December 2022 | [24] |
| Heather Ridout | 20 December 2022 | Incumbent | [25] |
See also
- Australia–United States relations
- Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C.
- List of ambassadors of Australia to the United States
- Embassy of the United States, Canberra
- List of ambassadors of the United States to Australia
- List of diplomatic missions in the United States
- List of diplomatic missions of Australia