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  • Obama is in Australia

    President Obama is here! Follow the Embassy on Twitter and Facebook to keep up with his trip and take a peek behind the scenes »

  • Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta attend a ceremony in which Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, second from left, and Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith, far left, awarded former U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz, far right, the Honorary Member of the Order of Australia in San Francisco, Sept. 14, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey.

    When the annual AUSMIN high-level talks were underway in San Francisco, there were major announcements including a joint statement on cyberspace. More »

  • 9/11: A Day of Service and Remembrance

    To honor National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11th, the Consulate community logged 911 hours of community service.

  • Secretary Clinton condemns the attacks in Norway. Statement »

    Secretary Clinton condemns the attacks in Norway. Statement »

  • Osama Bin Laden Killed

    Watch the video and read the full transcript »

  • CG Urbancic with Blood Drop

    Consul General Urbancic encourages blood donation to mark the anniversary of 9/11 as levels are critically low in our community.

More News from the Consulate

  • Ambassador Bleich at the hospital with Captain Starlight
    Lifesaving at the Royal Children's Hospital

    To mark the American Women’s Auxiliary's 80th birthday, and the work they do for the Royal Children’s Hospital, Ambassador Bleich joined Captain Starlight at the RCH  Photos »

  • Dan with students
    Dan's Day at School

    Political/Economic Officer Dan Callahan speaks about bilateral relations with students from Wesley College. (Wesley College photo by Patrick Georgiou, 10 May 2011).   See more from our outreach »

  • Alice Pung
    Alice's adventures in America

    Alice Pung was sent by the U.S. Department of State and the University of Iowa on a two week study tour of the Mid-Atlantic and the American South under the theme Fall and Recovery.   More info: »

  • Bendigo Senior Secondary College
    Bendigo Senior Secondary College

    Former Consul General Michael Thurston speaks with students at Bendigo Senior Secondary College. 

  • USS Shoup arrives in Melbourne
    Elder Larry Walsh conducting a Welcome to Country ceremony for Captain Joe Nadeau.

     

  • International Visitors Leadership Program
    International Visitors Leadership Program

    Mohammed El-leissy reflects on his visit to the U.S.  Read more »

  • U.S. Vice Consul Honors Historic Australian Link to U.S. Civil War
    U.S. Vice Consul Honors Historic Australian Link to U.S. Civil War

    Celebrating U.S. Australian ties going back to the U.S. Civil War, U.S. Vice Consul Beverly Mather-Marcus spoke to an overflow crowd of 200 at a reception commemorating the arrival of the C.S.S. Shenandoah to Melbourne in 1865.  

News from Washington

Obama in Australia

  • President Obama in Australia: November 2011

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Leading Through Civilian Power

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APEC 2011

  • Traveling to the US for APEC?

ESTA Now in Effect

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