High Commission of Australia, Islamabad

High Commission of Australia, Islamabad
Location Islamabad, Pakistan
Address No. 1 Diplomatic Enclave, Constitution Avenue and Ispahani Road, Sector G-5/4
Coordinates 33°43′24″N 73°06′08″E / 33.723249°N 73.102178°E / 33.723249; 73.102178Coordinates: 33°43′24″N 73°06′08″E / 33.723249°N 73.102178°E / 33.723249; 73.102178
High Commissioner Margaret Adamson
Website pakistan.embassy.gov.au

The High Commission of Australia in Islamabad is the diplomatic mission of Australia to Pakistan. It is located at No. 1 Diplomatic Enclave on the Constitution Avenue and Ispahani Road, Sector G-5/4 in Islamabad.[1]

The High Commission was established in Karachi in 1948, with Australia's first High Commissioner to Pakistan appointed in 1949.[2] When the Pakistani government moved its capital from Karachi to Islamabad in 1966, the Australian High Commission also moved.[3]

The current Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan is Margaret Adamson, appointed in June 2015.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Contact us". Australian High Commission, Islamabad. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. ↑ CA 6804: Australian High Commission, Pakistan [Karachi], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 14 March 2017
  3. ↑ CA 8219: Australian High Commission, Pakistan [Islamabad], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 14 March 2017
  4. ↑ "High Commissioner to Pakistan". Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia). 23 June 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
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