Speaker: Peter Varghese is the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Mr Varghese took up his position as Secretary on 3 December 2012. Prior to that, Mr Varghese held a wide range of senior positions in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra and overseas. He was Australia’s High Commissioner to India (2009 to 2012) and Malaysia (2000 to 2002), and also served in Tokyo, Washington, and Vienna. Mr Varghese was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2010 for distinguished service to public administration, and was awarded a Doctor of Letters honoris causa by the University of Queensland in July 2013 in recognition of his distinguished service to diplomacy and Australian public service.
Speaker: Peter Varghese is the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Mr Varghese took up his position as Secretary on 3 December 2012. Prior to that, Mr Varghese held a wide range of senior positions in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra and overseas. He was Australia’s High Commissioner to India (2009 to 2012) and Malaysia (2000 to 2002), and also served in Tokyo,
Washington, and Vienna. Mr Varghese was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2010 for distinguished service to public administration, and was awarded a Doctor of Letters honoris causa by the
University of Queensland in July 2013 in recognition of his distinguished service to diplomacy and Australian public service.
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