List of high commissioners of Australia to the United Kingdom information
High Commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom
Incumbent Stephen Smith since 26 January 2023
Style
His/Her Excellency
Reports to
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence
Stoke Lodge, Hyde Park Gate
Seat
High Commission of Australia, London
Nominator
Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer
Governor-General of Australia
Inaugural holder
Sir George Reid
Formation
22 January 1910
Website
Australian High Commission, United Kingdom
Australia House in London, opened by King George V on 3 August 1918.
The high commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the High Commission of the Commonwealth of Australia to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in London. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. The high commissioner also serves as Australia's permanent representative to the International Maritime Organization (since 1959),[1] a trustee of the Imperial War Museum and Australia's Commonwealth War Graves Commissioner.
On 30 September 2022, the former defence and foreign affairs minister, Stephen Smith, was named as the next high commissioner, and took up office on 26 January 2023.[2][3][4]
^"International Maritime Organization (IMO)". Australia Maritime Safety Authority. Australian Government. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
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