List of Consuls-General of Australia in Chicago

Australian Consul-General in Chicago
Incumbent Michael Wood since 2015
Residence	Chicago
Website	Australian Consulate-General, Chicago

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

The Consulate-General carries out visiting and reporting responsibilities for California north of the 36N parallel, Idaho, Montana, Nevada except for Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The Consulate-General was closed in 1993 due to budget constraints,^[1] but re-opened in 2001.

Consuls-General

• T.W. Collis (1971–1974)
• F.B. Hall (1975–1978)
• D.C. Goss (1979–1980)
• B.B. Hickey (1981–1985)
• T.B. McCarthy (1986–1987)
• J.V.R. Hearder (1988–1990)
• K.I. Gates (1991–1993)

Post closed 1993. Reopened 2001.

• Ron Harvey (2001–2004)^[2]
• Bob Charles (2005–2008)^[3][4]
• Elizabeth Schick (April 2008 – April 2011)
• Roger Price (November 2011–2015)^[5]
• Michael Wood (2015–)^[6]

References

1. CA 8034: Australian Consulate-General, Chicago [United States of America], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 5 March 2016
2. Downer, Alexander (13 June 2001). "Diplomatic appointment: Consul-General in Chicago" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
3. Downer, Alexander (18 December 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Consul-General in Chicago" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
4. Koutsoukis, Jason (18 December 2004). "Howard awards plum post to Liberal mate". The Age (Fairfax Media). Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.
5. Emerson, Craig (13 September 2011). "Diplomatic Appointment — Consul-General in Chicago" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015.
6. Bishop, Julie (16 March 2015). "Consul-General in Chicago" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016.