Embassy of Australia in Washington, D.C.

Embassy of Australia in Washington, D.C.

The Embassy of Australia in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Commonwealth of Australia to the United States. The chancery (business office) of the embassy is located on Embassy Row at 1601 Massachusetts Avenue N.W., at Scott Circle in Washington, D.C.cite web| last=| first=| title="Australia - Country Specific Information" | work=| publisher=United States Department of State| date=2008-03-25| url=http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_954.html | accessdate=2008-06-11] The current ambassador of Australia to the United States is Dennis Richardson, who was appointed to the position on July 11 2005, and resides at the Australian ambassador's residence (strictly speaking, the "embassy") at 3140 Cleveland Avenue, NW.cite web| last=| first=| title="His Excellency - Dennis Richardson" | work=| publisher="The Washington Diplomat"| date=| url=http://www.washdiplomat.com/ambprof/Australia.html | accessdate=2008-06-11] cite web| last=| first=| title="Additional Embassy Work" | work=| publisher=Monarc Construction Inc. | date=| url=http://www.monarcconstruction.com/ADDITIONAL_EMBASSY_WORK.htm | accessdate=2008-06-11] The current Deputy Chief of Mission is David Stuart, a former Australian ambassador to the United Nations.cite web| last=| first=| title="David Stuart - Deputy Chief of Mission" | work=| publisher=Embassy of Australia - United States of America | date=| url=http://www.usa.embassy.gov.au/whwh/DCMbio.html | accessdate=2008-06-11] In addition to the embassy, Australian consulates are located in New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Houston, and Seattle.cite web| last=| first=| title="Embassy, Consulates & Trade Commissions" | work=| publisher=Embassy of Australia - United States of America | date=| url=http://www.usa.embassy.gov.au/whwh/ContactsUS.html | accessdate=2008-06-11]

Located behind the chancery building is a memorial to the World War II United States Army soldiers who died during the Bakers Creek air crash, the deadliest air disaster in Australian history.cite web| last=Hefling | first=Kimberly | title="Crash Memorial Without Permanent Home" | work=| publisher="The Washington Post"| date=2007-09-25 | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/25/AR2007092500152.html | accessdate=2008-06-11] Because embassies are considered foreign soil, the Bakers Creek Memorial Association petitioned American politicians to relocate the memorial to Arlington National Cemetery. Senators Arlen Specter and Bob Casey, Jr. of Pennsylvania inserted language into the 2008 defense authorization bill to relocate the memorial. The memorial's relocation is planned for June 2008.

The embassy has featured Australian wine tastings, exhibitions of ceramics by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, sketches of World War II soldiers by Louis Kahan, paintings of Aboriginal women, and paintings of the Outback by Ben Shearer. A gallery located inside the embassy is open from 10am until 2pm on weekdays.cite web| last=| first=| title="From Australia, the Pitcher of Cool Simplicity" | work=| publisher="The Washington Post"| date=2006-11-25 | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/24/AR2006112401185.html | accessdate=2008-06-11] cite web| last=Dawson | first=Jessica | title="Painting a New Visual Vocabulary" | work=| publisher="The Washington Post"| date=2006-07-22 | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/21/AR2006072101695.html | accessdate=2008-06-11] cite web| last=Dawon | first=Jessica | title="'Bells' That Don't Ring True" | work=| publisher="The Washington Post"| date=2004-11-18 | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58790-2004Nov17.html | accessdate=2008-06-11] cite web| last=Richard | first=Paul | title="Louis Kahan, Making Servicemen Look Like Stars" | work=| publisher="The Washington Post"| date=2005-04-30 | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27114-2005Apr30.html | accessdate=2008-06-11] cite web| last= | first= | title="To Do" | work=| publisher="The Washington Post"| date=2004-05-12 | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17045-2004May11.html | accessdate=2008-06-11] __NOTOC__

Gallery

ee also

*Australia-United States relations
*Diplomatic missions of Australia
*Foreign relations of Australia
*List of Washington, D.C. embassies

References

External links

* [http://www.usa.embassy.gov.au/ Embassy website]


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