Clare Birgin

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Clare Birgin at the Australian National University

Clare Birgin is an Australian diplomat who was the Ambassador to Serbia [1] from May 2007 until June 2010. She had concurrent accreditation to Montenegro, Macedonia and Romania. [2] Birgin was also Ambassador to Hungary from 2004 until 2007. [3]

Damir Dokić was sentenced to jail time after threatening Birgin with a hand grenade “if she didn't stop negative articles about him from being published in Australia.” [1] [4] [5]

Birgin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and a master's degree in international law from the Australian National University, where she was a Visiting Fellow.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jelena Dokic's Father on Hunger Strike". Tennis Now. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi receives Claire Birgin, Ambassador of Australia to Romania resident in Belgrade
  3. ↑ Downer, Alexander (29 March 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Serbia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jail sentence upheld for Dokic's dad". ABC News. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  5. ↑ Damir Dokic has jail sentence cut - ABC News, 24 Feb 2010


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