Natasha Smith (diplomat)

Natasha Smith
Smith in 2024
Ambassador of Australia to Germany
Assumed office
20 March 2024
Preceded byPhilip Green
High Commissioner of Australia to Canada
In office
30 November 2017 – 20 December 2021
Preceded byTony Negus
Succeeded byScott Ryan
Personal details
Born
Townsville, Queensland
Alma materJames Cook University (BEc)

Natasha Smith is an Australian public servant and diplomat. She was the High Commissioner of Australia to Canada, with additional responsibility for the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda, from February 2018 to December 2021. She has been the Ambassador of Australia to Germany since 20 March 2024.

Smith's personal goal as High Commissioner was "championing diversity issues. This includes working with Canadian counterparts on indigenous issues, gender equality and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) rights."

Smith holds a Bachelor of Economics from James Cook University and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.