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Kathleen Lively is a career American diplomat currently serving as U.S. Consul General in Melbourne, Australia. Ms. Lively was the Minister Counselor for Management Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya from 2019 – 2021. Prior to that, she served three years as the Dean of the Foreign Service Institute’s School of Applied Information Technology. Ms. Lively has also represented the United States in Romania, The United Kingdom, Japan, Poland and Afghanistan.
Emergency Assistance
U.S. Citizens with Emergencies
Please call:
· Sydney - (02) 8219-2100
· Melbourne – (03) 9526-5900
· Perth – (08) 6144-5100
Outside of Office Hours, contact:
· Sydney - (02) 4422-2201
· Melbourne – (03) 9389-3601
· Perth – (08) 9476-0081
Outside of Australia:
· Sydney - (301) 985-8663
· Melbourne - (301) 985-8662
· Perth – (301) 985-8664
For police, ambulance or fire brigade, dial: 000 (triple zero), Australia wide
Kathleen Lively is a career American diplomat currently serving as U.S. Consul General in Melbourne, Australia. Ms. Lively was the Minister Counselor for Management Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya from 2019 – 2021. Prior to that, she served three years as the Dean of the Foreign Service Institute’s School of Applied Information Technology. Ms. Lively has also represented the United States in Romania, The United Kingdom, Japan, Poland and Afghanistan.