Diplomatic missions in Canberra

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Country flags mark the location of the embassies in Yarralumla
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Country flags mark the location of the embassies in Yarralumla

This is a list of all countries that have Diplomatic missions in Canberra and which suburb they are located in.

The Diplomatic corps was first established in Canberra in 1936 when the United Kingdom appointed their first High Commissioner to Australia. Canada appointed a representative in 1937 and the United States of America opened a mission in 1939 with their first envoy presenting his credentials in 1940. In 1946 Australia and the US raised the rank of representatives exchanged by the two countries to that of Ambassador; the American Embassy thus becoming the first embassy to be established in Canberra.[1] Other countries, such as Sweden, followed soon afterwards.

In 1943, the United States became the first country to build an embassy in Canberra and introduced the idea of design characteristics which represent the culture of each mission's home country.

Initially Ambassadorial residences and chanceries were in the suburbs of Red Hill and Forrest. In 2005, the majority of missions are in the lakeside suburb of Yarralumla or the suburb of O'Malley in the Woden Valley.

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Chinese Embassy
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Chinese Embassy

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  • Embassy of Denmark (To open in 2007)

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Australian diplomatic missions


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