Australia goes to Washington, 75 years of Australian representation in the United States; 1940�2015

Year

2016

Publisher

ANU Press

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-1-76046-078-5

Link

Last Update

03-Sep-2024

Keywords

History ; International Relations ; security-studies-discipline ; Political Science ; Asian Studies

Description

The year 2015 marked the 75th anniversary of Australian diplomatic representation in Washington. It also marked the end of one era and the start of a new one for the current embassy building on Massachusetts Avenue on Scott Circle, which is being demolished and rebuilt in order to meet expanded needs. The current embassy building has served Australians since 1969. While the milestone of 75 years of Australian representation in Washington passed quietly, the rich history of prominent Australians, including some of our best-known ambassadors, working at the coalface of Australia–US relations warrants more investigation than there has been...