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List Of Australian Ambassadors To The United Nations
The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of Australia to the United Nations in New York. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is the lead Australian representative to the UN, although that role is also shared with representatives present at the United Nations Office in Geneva, the United Nations Office in Vienna and the United Nations Office at Nairobi, and the delegations to UNESCO and the United Nations Agencies in Rome. Australia is a charter member of the United Nations and has sent representatives to New York since 1946. The Permanent Representative, currently Mitch Fifield, is charged with representing Australia during plenary meetings of the General Assembly and, when Australia holds a non-permanent seat or by invitation, the Security Council, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Foreign Affairs And Trade
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is the department of the Australian federal government responsible for foreign policy and relations, international aid (using the branding Australian Aid), consular services and trade and investment (including trade and investment promotion Austrade). In 2021, DFAT allocated USD 3.4 billion of official development assistance, equivalent to 0.22% of gross national income. The head of the department is its secretary, presently Jan Adams. She reports to the Penny Wong, the Minister for Foreign Affairs. History The department finds its origins in two of the seven original Commonwealth Departments established following Federation in 1901: the Department of Trade and Customs and the Department of External Affairs (DEA), headed by Harry Wollaston and Atlee Hunt respectively. The first DEA was abolished on 14 November 1916 and its responsibilities were undertaken by the Prime Minister's Department and the Department of Home and Ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the Organs of the United Nations, six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) and is charged with ensuring international security, international peace and security, recommending the admission of new UN members to the United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly, and approving any changes to the UN Charter. Its powers include establishing peacekeeping operations, enacting international sanctions, and authorizing military action. The UNSC is the only UN body with the authority to issue binding United Nations Security Council resolution, resolutions on member states. Like the UN as a whole, the Security Council was created after World War II to address the failings of the League of Nations in maintaining world peace. It held its first session on 17 January 1946 but was largely paralyzed in the following decades by the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union (and their allies). Nevertheless, it authorized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hill (1)
Robert Hill may refer to: Politicians * Robert Hill (died 1423) (c. 1361–1423), Member of Parliament (MP) for Somerset * Robert Hill (died 1426) (before 1350–c. 1426), English politician and judge *Robert Hill (died 1444) of Shilston, son of the judge, and Sheriff of Devon in 1428 * Robert Hill (Australian politician) (born 1946), former Australian Senator, Defence Minister and Ambassador to the United Nations *Robert P. Hill (1874–1937), American politician, U.S. Representative from Illinois and Oklahoma *Robert M. Hill Jr. (born 1932), American politician in the Alabama House of Representatives Sports * Robert Hill (coach) (c. 1934–2016), American football and baseball coach * Bob Hill (born 1948), American basketball coach, also referred to as Robert W. Hill * Rob Hill (field hockey) (born 1967), British field hockey player * Rob Hill (pool player), 2003 EUKPF World Champion * Robert Hill (cricketer) (born 1954), New Zealand cricketer Music *Rob Hill (producer), musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Millar, Official Portrait As Australian Ambassador To Belgium (2021)
Caroline may refer to: People *Caroline (given name), a feminine given name * J. C. Caroline (born 1933), American college and National Football League player * Jordan Caroline (born 1996), American (men's) basketball player Places Antarctica *Caroline Bluff, a headland in the South Shetland Islands Australia * Caroline, South Australia, a locality in the District Council of Grant *Hundred of Caroline, a cadastral sub-unit of the County of Grey in South Australia Canada * Caroline, Alberta, a village Kiribati * Caroline Island, an uninhabited coral atoll in the central Pacific Micronesia * Caroline Islands an archipelago in the western Pacific, northeast of New Guinea * Caroline Plate, a small tectonic plate north of New Guinea United States * Caroline, New York, a town *Caroline, Ohio, an unincorporated community *Caroline, Wisconsin, an unincorporated census-designated place * Caroline County, Maryland * Caroline County, Virginia * Fort Caroline, the first French colony in what ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dauth (1)
John Cecil Dauth, (born 9 April 1947) is an Australian public servant and diplomat. He was the Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2013. Career Dauth was born in Brisbane, Queensland.''Who's Who in Australia 2013'', Crown Content, 2012. Graduating from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts degree, he joined the Australian Public Service in the Department of External Affairs in 1969, and was seconded to Buckingham Palace between 1977 and 1980, serving in the Press Office of the Royal Household as Assistant Press Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II and Press Secretary to the Prince of Wales. Dauth has served in a number of positions overseas including: Nigeria (Second Secretary, 1970–1972); Tutor in Residence at Burgmann College, Australian National University (1974–1975); Iran (Chargé d'affaires, 1983–1985); and New Caledonia (Consul-General, 1986–1987). He later served as High Commissioner to New Zealand (2006–2008). Prio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penny Wensley (2)
Penelope Anne Wensley, (born 18 October 1946) is a former Australian public servant and diplomat who served as the 25th Governor of Queensland from 2008 to 2014. She was previously High Commissioner to India from 2001 to 2004 and Ambassador to France from 2005 to 2008. Early life Penelope Anne Wensley was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, to Neil Wensley and his wife Doris McCulloch. She was educated at Penrith High School in New South Wales, the Rosa Bassett School in London (UK), and the University of Queensland, where she graduated with a first class Honours degree in English and French literature. She was a resident of the Women's College there. Her brothers, Robert Wensley and Bill Wensley, also attended the University of Queensland, as had her parents. Diplomatic career Wensley joined the Australian Public Service in 1967, working in the Department of External Affairs in 1967. Wensley was posted to Paris (1969–1972), returned to work in Australia, and was then give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Wilenski
Peter Stephen Wilenski, (10 May 1939 – 3 November 1994) was a senior Australian public servant and ambassador. He was a champion of women's rights and equal opportunity. Early life Peter Wilenski was born in Łódź, Poland on 10 May 1939. He came to Australia in 1943 as a Jewish refugee, due to World War II conflict and persecution of Jewish people in his home country. His family spent time in a Soviet internment camp before coming to Australia. For high school education, he attended Sydney Boys High School. He later studied at the University of Sydney where he met his first wife, Gail Radford, when both were student politicians. Career Wilenski entered the Australian Public Service as a Foreign Affairs Officer (1967–71). Wilenski's first Secretary role was in the Department of Labor and Immigration, appointed by the Whitlam Government in March 1975 fresh from a position as private secretary to Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. Just months after his appointment, the federal o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence McIntyre
Sir Laurence Rupert "Jim" McIntyre (22 June 191221 November 1981) was an Australian public servant and diplomat. Career McIntyre joined the Department of External Affairs in 1940. In September 1952, McIntyre was appointed Australian Commissioner for Malaya, having served as Acting Commissioner in the year before. In November 1959, McIntyre's appointment as Australian Ambassador to Japan was announced. His term in Japan was extended to take in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He was President of the United Nations Security Council in October 1973, during the 1973 Arab–Israeli War and was lauded for capably handling the situation in the role. Awards and honours In 1953, McIntyre was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire whilst he was Commissioner to Malaya in Singapore. He was promoted to a Commander of the Order in 1960 during his posting as Ambassador to Indonesia. In 1963, McIntyre was appointed a Knight Bachelor, whilst on posting as ambassador in Tokyo. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Shaw
Patrick Shaw may refer to: *Patrick Shaw (diplomat) (1913–1975), Australian diplomat *Patrick Shaw (legal writer) (1796–1872), Scottish lawyer and legal writer *Patrick Shaw (politician) (1872–1940), Irish politician *Patrick Shaw (cyclist) Patrick Shaw (born 19 February 1986) is an Australian former racing cyclist. Career Shaw's first victory was stage race Tour of the Southern Grampians in 2007. At the end of the 2009 season, he considered retiring due to failing to get a contra ... (born 1986), Australian cyclist See also * Patrick Shaw-Stewart (1888–1917), British scholar and poet {{hndis, Shaw, Patrick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Plimsoll 1958-02 (cropped)
James is a common English language surname and given name: * James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KCO Shann In 1951 (IATA code KCO), a Turkish Navy air station and civil airport in Kocaeli Province, Turkey
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KCO may refer to: Music *KCO, the former stage name of Keiko (musician) * Kings Chamber Orchestra, a chamber orchestra based in the United Kingdom * Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ( nl, Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, link=no), a symphony orchestra based in Amsterdam Other uses * Agip KCO, a division of Agip operating in the Kazakhstan (northern) sector of the Caspian Sea *Cengiz Topel Naval Air Station Cengiz Topel Naval Air Station ( tr, Cengiz Topel Deniz Hava Üssü), a.k.a. Topel Airport or formerly Cengiz Topel Air Base, is a Turkish Navy air station located east of İzmit in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. The airport is in joint use for milit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
