Commander Christopher Woods

Commander Europe, Africa & Middle East Australian Federal Police Minister-Counsellor (Police Liaison) Australian High Commission, London Christopher Woods is the Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commander for the Europe, Africa and Middle East regions, and Minister-Counsellor (Police Liaison) of the Australian High Commission, United Kingdom. Assuming this role in January 2024, Commander Woods is responsible for the strategic leadership of AFP Senior Officers and Posts situated across the region. Commander Woods represents the AFP, and wider Australian law enforcement, at the strategic level with foreign law enforcement agencies, across a wide array of AFP priorities, in transnational serious and organised crime, fraud and corruption, human exploitation, cybercrime, counter terrorism and national security. Prior to this role, Commander Woods led fraud and anti-corruption strategy for the AFP, and federal criminal investigations within the Australian Capital Territory, between 2022-2