Agent General
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An Agent General was the representative in the United Kingdom of the government of a British colony in Canada or Australia, and subsequently, of a Canadian Province or an Australian State. Both countries' federal governments were represented by High Commissions.
By the 1990s, many Australian state governments regarded the office of their Agent General in London as a costly anachronism, even for promoting tourism and investment, and have since been closed and subsumed into the Australian High Commission. Only Queensland now has a separate government office in London.
The majority of Australian States continue to have Agents General in London as of 2006.
Many Canadian provinces similarly are no longer represented by an Agent General, although Quebec has a Delegation General in London.
