Public hearing - Canberra, 14 March 2007

Inquiry into the nature and conduct of Australia's public diplomacy

Public hearing - Canberra, 14 March 2007

Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House
CANBERRA

9.00am – 11.00am

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
(Submission 18)
Rod Smith, First Assistant Secretary, Consular, Public Diplomacy and Parliamentary Affairs Division
Lachlan Strahan, Assistant Secretary, Images of Australia Branch
Kate Duff, Assistant Secretary, South East Asia (North) Branch
Michelle Chan, Assistant Secretary, South East Asia (South) Branch
Alice Cawte, Assistant Secretary, East Asia Branch
Tom Connor, Assistant Secretary, North East Asia Branch
Paul Foley, Assistant Secretary, Middle East and Africa Branch
John Griffin, Assistant Secretary, South and West Asia Branch
John Owens, Assistant Secretary, Canada and Latin America Branch

11.00am – 11.15am Morning tea
11.15pm – 12.30pm

Australia–China Council
(Submission 7)
Ms Dinah Dysart, Deputy Chair

Council on Australia–Latin America Relations
Mr Bernard Wheelahan, Chair

Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies
(Submission 23)
Mr John Gage

Australia-India Council
Professor Bruce Bennett, Member

12.30pm – 1.30pm Lunch
1.30pm – 2.20pm

Invest Australia
(Submission24)
Mr Barry Jones, Chief Executive Officer

2.20pm – 3.10pm

AusAID
(Submission 25)
Mr Alan March, Assistant Director General Humanitarian Coordination and Public Affairs
Ms Jenny Da Rin
Director of Media and Parliamentary Services

3.10pm – 3.20pm

Afternoon Tea

3.20pm – 4.10pm

Australian Sports Commission
(Submission 21)
Mr Greg Nance
Director, National Sports Programs

4.10pm – 5.00pm

ABC International
(Submission 22)
Mr Murray Green, Director

Australia Network
Mr Ian Carroll, Director

Radio Australia
Jean-Gabriel Manguy, Head

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3535
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Email: fadt.sen@aph.gov.au