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Australian Consul-General in Houston
Incumbent
Alastair Walton
since 2015
ResidenceHouston
Formation2015
WebsiteAustralian Consulate-General, Houston

The Australian Consul-General in Houston represents the Australian Government in Houston.

The Consulate-General carries out visiting and reporting responsibilities for Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.[1] The Consulate-General was opened in March 2015 to seek major trade opportunities for Australian companies and foster closer education and research links.[2][3] The opening had previously been flagged in media in June 2014.[4]

Consuls-General

  • Alastair Walton (2015–)[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Australian Consulate-General - Houston, Australian Government, archived from the original on 3 March 2016
  2. ^ Robb, Andrew (4 May 2015). "Houston Consulate-General open for business" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  3. ^ Kehoe, John (3 May 2015). "Austrade opens consulate general office in Houston, despite oil plunge". Australian Financial Review. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 17 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Australia to open consulate-general in Houston". SBS. 14 June 2014.
  5. ^ Robb, Andrew (28 October 2015). "Senior Trade Appointments to Houston and San Francisco" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016.
  6. ^ Kruger, Colin (29 October 2015). "From Goldies to oil: Alastair Walton is our new Consul-General in Houston". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015.