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Australian special interests ambassadors and envoys are specially-appointed officers of Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to represent the interests of the Commonwealth of Australia abroad on a larger scale (such as by continent) or through representing the Commonwealth's approach to various international issues. While the special interest Ambassadors-at-Large are appointed in the same manner as would a normal Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, they are not credentialed to any state and thus have no treaty-making powers. Special Envoys are typically appointed by the prime minister of Australia.

Special interests ambassadors

Ambassadors for Counter-Terrorism

Ambassadors for the Environment

Ambassadors for Climate Change

Ambassadors for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology

Ambassadors for Regional Health Security

Ambassador for People Smuggling and Human Trafficking

Ambassadors for Gender Equality

Ambassadors for Human Rights

Special Envoys

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Parliamentarians

Special Envoy for the Arts

Special Envoy for Citizenship and Community Engagement

Special Envoy for Cyber Security and Digital Resilience

Special Envoy for Defence and Veterans' Affairs

Special Envoy for Disaster Recovery

Special Envoy for Drought Assistance and Recovery

Special Envoy for the Great Barrier Reef

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Special Envoy for Indigenous Affairs

Special Envoy for Northern Australia

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Special Envoy for Social Cohesion

Special Envoy for Trade

Others

Diplomatic

Special Envoy to Africa

Special Envoy to Bhutan

Special Envoy to Central Asia

Special Envoy to Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Caucasus

Special Envoy to Eritrea, Rwanda and South Sudan

Special Envoy to Francophone countries and La Francophonie

Special Envoy to Latin America and the Caribbean

Special Envoy to Lusophone countries

Special Envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Special Envoy for the Pacific and Regional Affairs

Special Envoy for Southeast Asia

Special Envoy to Sri Lanka

Issues

Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism

Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia

Special Envoy for Operation Sovereign Borders

Special Envoy on Whale Conservation

See also

• Foreign relations of Australia

References

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