Australia’s First Aboriginal Man to US Diplomatic Post

Australia’s First Aboriginal Man to US Diplomatic Post
Australian premier replaces the NSW flag with the Aboriginal flag. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
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Trailblazer Benson Saulo has become Australia’s first Indigenous consul-general appointed to the United States.

The 32-year-old Wemba Wemba, Jardwadjali, Weregia and Gunditjmara man who grew up in Tamworth New South Wales will be posted to Houston, Texas.