The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is the department of the Australian federal government responsible for foreign policy and relations,international aid,consular services and trade and investment. Australia's total official development assistance (ODA) decreased in 2022 due to differences in Australia's financial year reporting and the timing of its COVID-19-related expenditure,representing 0.19% of gross national income (GNI).
Peter Joseph Noozhumurry Varghese is an Australian retired diplomat and public servant. He was the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 3 December 2012 to 22 July 2016. He announced in November 2015 that he would leave the position in July 2016 to become the chancellor of the University of Queensland.
Peter Richard Woolcott is an Australian public servant,diplomat and the former Australian Public Service Commissioner. He was previously the Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Woolcott has served as the Australia's High Commissioner to New Zealand,the Australian Ambassador for the Environment,the Australian Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva,the Australian Ambassador to Italy,the Deputy Head of Mission in Jakarta,and the Consul-General in Honolulu.
Major General Duncan Edward Lewis is an Australian military officer,diplomat and intelligence chief. From 2014 to 2019,he was the Director-General of Security of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO). Prior to that appointment,he held the post of Australian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium,the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He is a retired Australian Army officer,and formerly Special Operations Commander Australia (2002–2004),National Security Adviser,and Secretary of the Department of Defence.
Richard Arthur Woolcott was an Australian public servant,diplomat,author,and commentator.
Nicholas Peter Warner,is an Australian diplomat,intelligence official,public servant,and the Director-General of the Office of National Intelligence since 20 December 2018.
Stephen Christopher Brady is a former Australian career diplomat. In 1999 he and his partner Peter Stephens became the world's first officially acknowledged same sex ambassadorial couple,when they were presented to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark at the start of Brady's posting as Australian Ambassador to Denmark. From September 2008 to June 2014 he was the Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia. During this time he was also Secretary of the Council of the Order of Australia and Secretary of the Bravery Decorations Council. In March 2014 his appointment as Ambassador to the French Republic,with concurrent accreditation to the Kingdom of Morocco,Algeria,Mauritania and the Principality of Monaco was announced.
Philip James Flood is a distinguished former Australian diplomat and a former senior public servant. The highlights of Flood's career include Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He was also Ambassador to Indonesia,Director-General of the Australian Agency for International Development,Director-General of the Office of National Assessments,and Head of the Inquiry into the Australian Intelligence Community.
Richard Campbell "Ric" Smith is a former senior Australian public servant and diplomat. He served as the Australian Ambassador to China (1996–2000),Australian Ambassador to Indonesia during the time of the 2002 Bali bombings (2001–2002),and Secretary of the Department of Defence (2002–2006). In April 2009,Smith was appointed as Australia's Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Frances Jennifer Adamson,is an Australian public servant and diplomat who is the 36th Governor of South Australia,in office since 7 October 2021. She previously served as Australian Ambassador to China from 2011 to 2015 and as secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2016 to 2021.
Gary Francis Quinlan is an Australian diplomat and public servant,who served as the Australian Ambassador to Indonesia from 2018 to 2021. He has previously served as High Commissioner to Singapore and as the Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations,including two terms as President of the United Nations Security Council.
Joanna Miriam Hewitt is a former senior Australian public servant and policymaker. She is currently the Chair of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
William John Farmer is a retired senior Australian public servant and policymaker,best known for his time as Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and for his career in the Australian diplomatic service.
Ric Lawson Wells (born 20 October 1955 is a former Australian diplomat and senior public servant with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Wells' senior postings included Australia’s Ambassador to France from 2011 until 2014 and two terms as Deputy Secretary of DFAT.
Patrick Colin Lawless is an Australian diplomat and senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
David James Ritchie is an Australian diplomat and a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). His last appointment was as Ambassador for Australia to Germany,a post to which he was appointed in 2013.
Gregory Laurence Moriarty is a senior Australian public servant and diplomat,and the current Secretary of the Department of Defence since 4 September 2017. He was previously the Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Moriarty has been Australian Ambassador to Iran from 2005 to 2008,Australian Ambassador to Indonesia from 2010 to 2014,the inaugural Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Coordinator from 2015 to 2016,and the International and National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister.
Penny Williams is an Australian public servant and diplomat. She is the current Australian Ambassador to Indonesia. From 2007 to 2010,Williams was Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia.
Paul Grigson is an Australian diplomat and public servant. He is currently the deputy secretary of Infrastructure,Transport Security and Customs Group and the deputy comptroller-general of customs. He has served as the Australian ambassador to Indonesia,Thailand and Myanmar.
Matthew Ernest Keith Neuhaus is a career diplomat with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) who was appointed as the Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands on 29 August 2018.
