Chris Cannan

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Chris Cannan is an Australian senior career officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) who has been the Ambassador to Israel since June 2017, until September 2020. [1] [2]

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Personal life

He grew up in Victor Harbor, South Australia and graduated from Victor Harbor High School (VHHS). [3]

Cannan earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of South Australia, a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from Flinders University and a Master of Arts in Foreign Affairs and Trade from Monash University. [1] [2]

Career

Cannan was head of the Environment Branch at DFAT and therefore, their lead negotiator at the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cannan, Chris (Amb)". Australian Jewsih News. Australian Jewsih News. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ambassador Chris Cannan". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. Simmons, Michael (20 September 2019). "Australian Ambassador to Israel Chris Cannan paid a visit to his old hometown of Victor Harbor". Victor Harbor Times. Retrieved 2 March 2020.