{"id":23192,"date":"2023-09-29T14:04:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=23192"},"modified":"2023-09-29T14:04:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:04:27","slug":"appointment-of-australian-ambassadors-high-commissioners-and-consuls-general-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/09\/29\/appointment-of-australian-ambassadors-high-commissioners-and-consuls-general-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Appointment of Australian Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Consuls-General"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today I announce new appointments of heads of mission and consuls-general, who will reinforce our diplomatic capability, build influence and advance Australia&#8217;s national interests around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am pleased to appoint highly qualified individuals to lead Australia&#8217;s posts in Bali, China, Colombia, Estonia, Hong Kong, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Russia and Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignminister.gov.au\/minister\/penny-wong\/media-release\/consul-general-bali\">Ms Jo Stevens as Australia&#8217;s next Consul-General in Bali<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignminister.gov.au\/minister\/penny-wong\/media-release\/ambassador-china\">Mr Scott Dewar as Australia&#8217;s next Ambassador to China<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignminister.gov.au\/minister\/penny-wong\/media-release\/ambassador-colombia\">Ms Anna Chrisp as Australia&#8217;s next Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignminister.gov.au\/minister\/penny-wong\/media-release\/ambassador-estonia\">Mr Sri Ayyalaraju as Australia&#8217;s next Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignminister.gov.au\/minister\/penny-wong\/media-release\/consul-general-hong-kong\">Mr Gareth Williams as Australia&#8217;s next Consul-General in Hong Kong<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignminister.gov.au\/minister\/penny-wong\/media-release\/ambassador-republic-marshall-islands\">Mr Paul Wilson as Australia&#8217;s next Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignminister.gov.au\/minister\/penny-wong\/media-release\/high-commissioner-papua-new-guinea\">Mr John Feakes as Australia&#8217;s next High Commissioner to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignminister.gov.au\/minister\/penny-wong\/media-release\/ambassador-russian\">Mr John Geering as Australia&#8217;s next Ambassador to the Russian Federation<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignminister.gov.au\/minister\/penny-wong\/media-release\/ambassador-sweden\">Ms Frances Sagala as Australia&#8217;s next Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I thank the outgoing heads of mission and consuls-general for their contributions to advancing Australia&#8217;s interests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I announce new appointments of heads of mission and consuls-general, who will reinforce our diplomatic capability, build influence and advance Australia&#8217;s national interests around the globe. I am pleased to appoint highly qualified individuals to lead Australia&#8217;s posts in Bali, China, Colombia, Estonia, Hong Kong, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Russia and Sweden. 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