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Appendix A Delegation Program

7 November 2011

0545    Depart Darwin

0630    Arrive Dili, Timor-Leste. Delegation met by His Excellency Mr Miles Armitage, Ambassador

0730    Embassy briefing given by:

n  Ambassador Armitage

n  Dr Francine Winnett, First Secretary (Political)

n  Colonel Luke Foster, Commander, International Stabilisation Force

n  Mr Vincent Ashcroft, Country Head, Minister Counsellor (Development), AusAID

n  Commander Charmaine Quade, Head, Timor-Leste Police Development Program

n  Colonel Andrew Duff, Defence Attaché

0945    Arrive Metinaro. Visit to defence training facility and briefing by Lieutenant Colonel Ron Baumgart, Head of the Australian Defence Force Defence Cooperation Program

1115    Arrive Port Hera. Tour of facilities by Lieutenant Commander Derek Robinson

1230    Arrive Camp Phoenix for lunch with Australian and New Zealand troops

1415    Arrive Railaco for tour of Timor Vita facility with Mr Alberto Mendes, World Food Program Country Director, Mr Bobby Lay Ni Sing and Mr Bill Tan Tjo Tek, Timor Global

1515    Meeting with representatives from AusAID-funded programs, including:

n  Ms Beth Elson, Country Director, Health Alliance International

n  Ms Mary Larkin, Country Director, Marie Stopes

n  Mr John Dalton, Australian Team Leader, Seeds of Life

n  Ms Keryn Clark, Program Team Leader, Besik

n  Mr Dan and Ms Beth Gilfillan, Australian Volunteers for International Development Program, Ermera Library Project

1830    Informal dinner hosted by the President of the National Parliament of Timor-Leste, His Excellency Mr Fernando La Sama de Araújo MP, with members of Commission B:

n  Mr Duarte Nunes MP, President of Commission B

n  Mr Paulo Martins MP

n  Mr David Ximenes MP

n  Mr José Teixeira MP

8 November 2011

0830    Meeting with the President of the National Parliament of Timor-Leste, His Excellency Mr Fernando La Sama de Araújo MP

0915    Meeting with Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Mr Alberto Carlos MP

1000    Tour of the National Parliament and meeting with members of Commission B:

n  Mr Duarte Nunes MP, President of Commission B

n  Mr Paulo Martins MP

n  Mr David Ximenes MP

n  Mr José Teixeira MP

n  Mr Domingos Mesquita MP

n  Mr Adriano Nascimento MP

n  Mr Cornelio ‘L7’ Gama MP

1115    Meeting with Ms Ameerah Haq, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General (SRSG), United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), Obrigado Barracks. Also in attendance:

n  Mr Shigeru Mochida, Deputy SRSG for the Security Sector, Support and the Rule of Law

n  Mr Finn Reske-Nielsen, Deputy SRSG for Governance, Support, Development and Humanitarian Coordination

n  Mr Luis Carrilho, Police Commissioner

n  Mr Toby Lanzer, Chief of Staff

1215    Tour of Police Training Centre and briefing on the Australian Federal Police’s Timor-Leste Police Development Program by Commander Charmaine Quade and Chief Superintendent Carlos Jeromino

1315    Lunch with Timor-Leste Police Development Program Executive

1400    Tour of National Hospital and Eye Clinic. Briefings given by:

n  Dr Eric Vreede, Australia Timor-Leste Program of Assistance for Specialist Services

n  Ms Mandy Whyte, Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand

n  Dr Marcelino Correira, Timorese Head of the Eye Care Unit

1500    Visit to Alola Foundation and meeting with Ms Kirsty Sword Gusmao, Chair, and Ms Alita Verdial, Chief Executive Officer

1630    Meeting with His Excellency Dr José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste

1800    Depart Dili

1900    Arrive Jakarta, Indonesia. Delegation met by His Excellency Mr Greg Moriarty, Ambassador

9 November 2011

0830    Embassy briefing given by:

n  Ambassador Moriarty

n  Mr Paul Robilliard, Deputy Head of Mission

n  Mr Leith Doody, Senior Trade Commissioner

n  Mr Michael Bliss, Minister Counsellor (Political and Economic)

n  Ms Jacqui De Lacy, Minister Counsellor (Development)

n  Brigadier Gary Hogan, Head of Defence Section

n  Mr Ray Marcelo, Counsellor (Public Affairs)

n  Mr Laurie Hampton, First Secretary (Security)

n  Mr Jonathan Muir, First Secretary (Political)

1000    Meet with Dr Muhammad Hidayat Nur Wahid, Chairman, Committee for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation (BKSAP), People’s Representative Council, and Dr Ir. H. Atte Sugandi, Member of the BKSAP

1145    Wreath laying ceremony at Commonwealth War Graves, Jakarta War Cemetery. Service led by Padre Jon Cox and Brigadier Gary Hogan

1230    Roundtable lunch with political and economic commentators, including:

n  Mr Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, Chief Editor, Jakarta Post

n  Ms Retno Ruwyastuti, General Manager News, MetroTV

n  Dr Jamhari Makruf, Vice Rector (Academic), State Islamic University

n  Prof. Juwono Sudarsono, Former Defence Minister

n  Dr Clara Juwono, Centre for Strategic and International Studies

n  Ms Retno Shanti Ruwyastuti, Assistant to the President Director, MetroTV

n  Dr Siti Zuhoro, Senior Researcher, Indonesian Institute of Sciences

n  Ms Ima Abdurahim, Executive Director, Habibie Centre

n  Mr Goenawan Mohammed, Founder of Tempo

1445    Tour of the Australia-Indonesia Facility for Disaster Reduction (AIFDR). Briefing by Dr Matt Hayne, Co-Director of AIFDR

1600    Meeting with Prof. Din Syamsuddin, President, Muhammadiyah

1900    Reception at Ambassador’s Residence

10 November 2011

0730    Embassy briefing on climate change and deforestation issues by:

n  Ms Sara Moriarty, Counsellor, AusAID

n  Ms Skye Glenday, Department of Climate Change

n  Ms Cassandra Eadie, Third Secretary (Economic)

0930    Meeting with members of Commission VI (Trade, Investment and Industry), People’s Representative Council:

n  Mr Airlangga Hartarto, Chairman of Commission VI

n  Mr Ferrari Roemawi

n  Mr Emil Abeng

n  Dr Ir. H. Atte Sugandi

1030    Meeting with members of Commission I (Foreign Affairs, Defence and Information), People’s Representative Council:

n  >Dr H. Mahfudz Siddiq, Chairman of Commission I

n  Mr H. Hayono Isman, Vice Chairman of Commission I

n  Mr Muhammad Najb

1215    Lunch with commentators on human rights and religious tolerance issues, including:

n  Ms Poengky Indarti, Executive Director, Imparsial

n  Ms Indria Fernida, Deputy Coordinator, KontraS

n  Ms Erna Ratnaningsih, Chairperson, Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation

n  Mr Fajar Riza Ul Haq, Executive Director, Ma’arif Institute

1530    Depart Jakarta

1655    Arrive Surabaya

1900    Dinner with leading Surabaya-based Australian alumni, including:

n  Mr Doddy Kosasih, Advocate, H K Kosasih and Associates

n  Mr Peter Sheehan, Business Development Director, PT Padma Graha Eksotika

n  Ms Nany Wijaya, Director, Jawa Pos

n  Ms Herlina Yoka Roida, Lecturer, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala

n  Ms Inge Christanti, Researcher, Human Rights Study Centre, University of Surabaya

11 November 2011

0700    Embassy briefing on Australian development projects in the Surabaya region by:

n  Dr Elizabeth St George, First Secretary (Democratic Governance)

n  Ms Christiana Dewi, Water Program Manager

n  Ms Diastika Rahwidiati, A/g Counsellor (Education)

n  Mr Jim Coucouvinis, Technical Director of Water and Sanitation Program

0820    Visit to an Australian-funded water hibah project, Dekok Kluangan Village, Tanah Merah Sub-District, Bangkalan District, Madura

0935    Visit to an Australian-funded school, Madrasah Tsanawiyah Darul Munir, in Separah Village, Bangkalan District, Madura

1200    Lunch hosted by Mr Azrul Ananda, President Director of the Jawa Pos Group. Also in attendance:

n  Mr Ian Phillip Whitehead, Director of Retail and Business Banking, Commonwealth Bank Indonesia

n  Ms Leonie Lethbridge, Chief Operating Officer, PT Bank ANZ Indonesia

1300    Attendance at the launch of the Deteksi 2011 Convention

1640    Depart Surabaya

1800    Arrive Jakarta

2040    Depart Jakarta

12 November 2011

0735    Arrive Sydney

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