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Additionally, DFAT employed 2,267 locally engaged staff (LES) in the overseas network. LES are citizens of the country in which the relevant DFAT Post is located, providing invaluable administrative and policy support to Australian officers whilst they conduct their overseas duties. [32]
Ric Lawson Wells (born 20 October 1955 [1] is an Australian former diplomat and senior public servant with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Wells' senior postings included Australia’s Ambassador to France from 2011 until 2014 [2] and two terms as Deputy Secretary of DFAT.
After joining DFAT, Williams had postings to Damascus, Syria (1992–1994) and to Santiago, Chile (1997–2000). Williams represented Australia as High Commissioner to Malaysia from 2007 to 2010, [3] her first ambassadorial posting. [4] From 2011 to 2013 she was Australia's Global Ambassador for Women and Girls, the first appointee to that ...
Australian Passport Office is an independent operating agency of the Government of Australia with bureaucratic oversight provided through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) portfolio. It issues Australian passports to Australian citizens in Australia and overseas under the Australian Passports Act 2005 and related laws.
Fletcher received a Bachelor of Arts (honours) from the University of Sydney.He joined the Department of Foreign Affairs of Australia in 1983. [4]Fletcher has been described by ABC News as "a top China specialist who has served three postings in China as an Australian diplomat and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese". [5]
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.
From 2004 to 2006 he was legal adviser and assistant secretary in the legal branch of DFAT. [2] In 2006 he was appointed Ambassador to Israel. In this post, he oversaw the relocation of the Australian embassy from Europe House to South Tel Aviv. [4] His next appointment was as Ambassador for People Smuggling Issues. [5]
Diplomatic missions of Australia. The Commonwealth of Australia possesses an extensive network of diplomatic and consular missions. They are mostly maintained by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with some smaller consular posts being run by Austrade.