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The Embassy of Australia in Berlin |
Contact
Address
Embassy of Australia in Berlin
Wallstraße 76-79, 10179 Berlin
Phone Number
0308800880
Website
https://germany.embassy.gov.au
E-Mail
info.berlin@dfat.gov.au
The Ambassador
H.E. Natasha Smith
H.E. Natasha Smith is a highly accomplished career diplomat and public servant with over thirty years of extensive experience in the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), as well as the former Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). Throughout her prominent career, she has excelled in a diverse range of policy, program, and corporate leadership roles both in Canberra and across various global missions. Bilaterally, she achieved significant milestones serving as Australia's High Commissioner to Canada from 2018 to 2021, heading the Pakistan and Afghanistan Branch, and completing critical earlier postings in Jakarta and the United Nations Mission in New York.Before her current appointment, she served back in Australia as the First Assistant Secretary for the Multilateral Policy, First Nations, and Human Rights Division, while also making history as one of DFAT’s inaugural LGBTI Champions to advocate for diversity and inclusion within foreign policy. In March 2024, she formally assumed her duties as the Australian Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. Her current mandate in Berlin is heavily focused on elevating the strategic partnership between Australia and Germany, driving significant bilateral agreements on clean energy transition, hydrogen cooperation, and green technology, and fostering strong economic ties alongside Germany's position as a critical European partner.
History
Australia has a warm and positive bilateral relationship with Germany. Both countries hold a wide-ranging dialogue and have a history of cooperation. Germany ranks among Australia's leading trading partners.
Both countries have a strong and expanding investment relationship. Germany is a major source of foreign direct investment in Australia and is one of Australia's largest investment destinations. Both countries also have a shared bilateral foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region.
Germany has been a significant source of migrants to Australia. Germans and Australians have wide ranging interest in each other's culture. Australia is one of the most popular overseas destinations for German tourists and students. The Government is keen to expand existing links with Germany, both in traditional and new commercial spheres.
The year 2012 marked the anniversary of 60 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and Australia. To celebrate this event, in 2013, a bilateral visit between the Foreign Affairs Ministers of both countries ended up in the signing of the "Berlin-Canberra-Memorandum of Understanding on a strategic partnership ». Since then, there have been numerous diplomatic visits between the leaders of the two countries.
