About: List of Australian High Commissioners to Mauritius

The High Commissioner of Australia to Mauritius is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the High Commission of the Commonwealth of Australia to Mauritius in Port Louis. The first Australian High Commissioner to Mauritius was appointed in 1971, while resident in Tanzania, and resident diplomatic representation was first established in 1984. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and also holds non-resident accreditation to Seychelles (since 1984, as high commissioner), Madagascar (since 1984, as ambassador), and Comoros (since 1984, as ambassador), as well as having consular responsibility for the island of Réunion, an overseas department and region of France. The position is currently vacant, w