Gallery Biography Ambasador Ufuk Gezer is Türkiye’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Türkiye to Australia since January 2023. Previously, he has worked as a special advisor to the Deputy Minister and held leading functions in the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including as Deputy Director General in the Ministry’s directorate for Southeast […]
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Gallery Biography Mr Spencer was the 76th Secretary of the US Navy, sworn into office in August 2017 and served until November 2019. Through his appointment his career came full circle having served in the US Marine Corps following his university graduation where he proudly served as an H-46 (Phrog) pilot until 1981. After leaving […]
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Research Director Dr Kate O’Shaughnessy facilitated a fireside chat between Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong and her Indian counterpart Dr S Jaishankar. Concurrently, First Nations Foreign Policy Fellow Sarah Leary moderated a ministerial lunch focused on sharing First Nations knowledge and culture. The event was attended by approximately 35 heads of state, heads of […]
Biography Deputy Assistant Secretary Dr. Jung H. Pak is responsible within the US State Department for overseeing relations with Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. She also serves as the US Senior Official for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Prior to arriving at State, she was a senior fellow at the Brookings […]