List of Consuls-General of Australia in New York

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

Australian Consul-General in New York
Incumbent
Alastair Walton
since 23 June 2017
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceNew York City
Inaugural holderCedric Kellway
Formation14 November 1945
WebsiteAustralian 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
NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Cedric Kellway14 November 19451949[2]
Edward SmartOctober 19491956
Josiah FrancisMarch 19561961[3]
Roden CutlerAugust 19611966[4]
Reginald ShollFebruary 19661968[5]
Francis Murray (acting)31 December 196810 August 1970
John BatesAugust 19701973[6]
John WiltonAugust 19731975
Peter BarbourDecember 19751978
Bob CottonJuly 19781982
Denis CordnerMarch 19821984[7][8]
John TaylorAugust 19841988[9]
Chris HurfordMarch 19881992
Peter CurtisFebruary 19921994
Jim HumphreysSeptember 19941996
Michael BaumeOctober 19962001[10]
Ken AllenAugust 20012006[11]
John OlsenMarch 20062009[12]
Phil ScanlanApril 20092013[13][14][15]
Steve BracksAugust 2013September 2013[16][17][18]
Nick MinchinFebruary 201431 May 2017[19][20][21]
Alastair Walton23 June 2017date[22][23]

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. 50 (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.
  23. Aston, Joe (18 May 2017). "Alastair Walton to replace Nick Minchin as New York Consul-General". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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