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
Style	His Excellency
Residence	New York City
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	date	[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.

External links

• Australian Consulate-General, New York