Government House
Canberra ACT 2600
6 May 2013
Her Excellency the Governor-General is pleased to announce:
Recognition of RAOUL WALLENBERG as an Honorary Australian Citizen
for his tireless devotion to human life during the Holocaust.
By Her Excellency’s Command
Stephen Brady
Official Secretary to the Governor-General
The Governor-General, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, hosted at Government House, Canberra on Monday 6 May 2013, the presentation of a certificate of honorary citizenship, signed by the Governor-General and the Prime Minister, the Honourable Julia Gillard MP.
Honorary Australian citizenship is symbolic recognition, outside of the Citizenship Act 2007. A copy of the certificate is attached. The original certificate will be preserved and displayed by the Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre in Melbourne and the Sydney Jewish Museum.