Australian special interests Ambassadors and Envoys are specially-appointed officers of
Australia's
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to represent the interests of the Commonwealth of Australia abroad on a larger scale (such as by continent) or through representing the Commonwealth's approach to various international issues. While the special interest
Ambassadors-at-Large are appointed in the same manner as would a normal
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...
, they are not credentialed to any state and thus have no treaty-making powers.
Special Envoy
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s are typically appointed by the
Prime Minister of Australia.
Special interests ambassadors
Ambassadors for Counter-Terrorism
Ambassadors for the Environment
Ambassadors for Climate Change
Ambassadors for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology
Ambassadors for Regional Health Security
Ambassador for People Smuggling and Human Trafficking
Ambassadors for Gender Equality
Ambassadors for Human Rights
Special Envoys
*Special Envoy to the
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose.
The word is derived from ...
,
Ahmed Fahour
Ahmed Fahour ( ar, أحمد فاعور ; born 1966) is a Lebanese Australian businessman. He is the managing director (MD) and CEO of Latitude Financial Services, and was formerly MD and CEO of Australia Post, and CEO Australia of the Nationa ...
, 29 June 2011–date.
*Special Envoy to Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Caucasus,
Russell Trood, 2011–2012.
*Special Envoy to Africa
**
Bob McMullan
Robert Francis McMullan (born 10 December 1947) is an Australian former politician who represented the Australian Labor Party in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. He was the first person to represent the Australian Capital Ter ...
, 2010–2012.
**
Malcolm Fraser
John Malcolm Fraser (; 21 May 1930 – 20 March 2015) was an Australian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983, holding office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia.
Fraser was raised on hi ...
, 1996–1999.
*Special Envoy to
La Francophonie
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La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...
, Bill Fisher, 2010–2013.
[
*Special Envoy on Whale Conservation, Sandy Hollway, 2008–2009]
See also
* Foreign relations of Australia
Foreign relations of Australia are influenced by its position as a leading trading nation and as a significant donor of humanitarian aid. Australia's foreign policy is guided by a commitment to multilateralism and regionalism, as well as to ...
References
External links
{{Lists of heads of Australian diplomatic missions
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Foreign relations of Australia