| High Commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom | |
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| 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 |
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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