Ambassador

H.E. Ms Julianne Cowley

Ms Julianne Cowley is Ambassador of Australia to Italy, San Marino and Albania and Ambassador-designate to Libya, and  Permanent Representative of Australia to the UN Agencies in Rome (FAO, WFP).

Prior to this she was Assistant Secretary, Pacific Development in the Office of the Pacific in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. From 2018-2021, Ms Cowley was  Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City. She has served as Assistant Secretary Health Policy where she established the Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security. Ms Cowley was previously Assistant Secretary Staff Welfare Branch and, in the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), was Assistant Director-General for People, Policy and Planning.  Ms Cowley is a founding board member of Pacific Women Lead and the Asia Pacific Leader’s Malaria Alliance and has undertaken development work in Northern Thailand. She holds a Master of Business Administration, Graduate Diploma of Education, Bachelor of Communication and Associate Diploma in Music. 

 

Contact information

Australian Embassy
Via Antonio Bosio, 5
00161 - ROME    How to reach the Embassy

Tel:+39 06 8527 21 
 

Consular Emergency Centre, Canberra : +61 2 62613305

To contact us from outside Italy

• Telephone: +39 06 8527 21

E-MAIL:

• Assistance to Australians, renewal or first issue of Australian passports/notarial services: [email protected]  - not for visa matters (see below section ‘visas and citizenship’)
• General enquiries: [email protected] - not for visa matters (see below section ‘visas and citizenship’)

 

Visas and Citizenship

Please consult www.homeaffairs.gov.au.

If you require futher assistance please contact the Global Service Centre in Australia:

• Tel. +61 2 6196 0196 (this service operates Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm GMT, international call charges apply) 

         

Opening hours

The Embassy will be open from 09.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday except for public holidays.

Please note: Passport and consular services are available by appointment only: 09:00 – 14.30 Monday to Friday except for public holidays.

 

Public holidays 2026

Thursday 1 January	New Year’s Day
Friday 2 January	Additional DFAT Public Holiday
Monday 26 January	Australia Day
Friday 3 April	Good Friday
Monday 6 April	Easter Monday
Friday 1 May	Italian Labour Day
Monday 1 June	Reconciliation Day
Friday 14 August	Ferragosto
Monday 5 October	Labour Day
Friday 25 December	Christmas Day
Monday 28 December	Boxing Day in Lieu
Tuesday 29 December	Additional DFAT Public Holiday
Wednesday 30 December	Additional DFAT Public Holiday
Thursday 31 December	Additional DFAT Public Holiday

 

Australian Consulate-General in Milan

 

 

Via Borgogna, 2 (third floor)
20122 Milan
Tel. +39 02 7767 4200
Fax +39 02 7767 4242
E-mail: [email protected]
 

Opening hours:

Monday to Thursday  -  09.00 to 17.00
Friday  -  09.00 to 16.15

Please note: Passport and consular services are available by appointment only.

 

Public holidays 2026

Thursday 1 January	New Years Day
Friday 2 January	Additional AUSTRADE Public Holiday
Tuesday 6 January	Epiphany
Monday 26 January	Australia Day
Friday 3 April	Good Friday
Monday 6 April	Easter Monday
Friday 1 May	Labour Day Italy
Tuesday 2 June	Reconciliation Day/Festa della Repubblica
Monday 8 June	King's Birthday
Monday 5 October	Labour Day Australia
Monday 7 December	St Ambrose (Milan public holiday)
Tuesday 8 December	Immaculate Conception
Friday 25 December	Christmas Day
Monday 28 December	Boxing Day in lieu

 

 

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