Susan Tanner (diplomat)

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Susan Tanner is an Australian diplomat who held several overseas postings, including Ambassador to Chile from 1997 to 1999 [1] and Ambassador to Spain from 2003 to 2006. [2] [3]

Tanner made headlines in 2004 when she was summoned to Madrid by the Spanish government which was protesting against critical comments made by Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer following Spain's military withdrawal from Iraq. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Tanner graduated from Flinders University with a Bachelor of Arts in European Languages. [2]

She was succeeded as Australia's ambassador to Chile by John Campbell in 1999. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Downer, Alexander (16 May 1997). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador To Chile" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 Downer, Alexander (28 May 2003). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Madrid – Lowy Institute Diplomat Database". Lowy Institute Diplomatic Postings Interactive. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Spain summons Aust ambassador in Iraq row". ABC News. 26 July 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Spain reprimands Australia over Iraq". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  6. ↑ McGrath, Catherine (27 July 2004). "Downer unmoved by Spanish rebuke; Downer dismisses diplomatic crises claims" . AM - Australian Broadcasting Corporation. p. 1. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Australia, Spain at odds over threats". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 July 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  8. ↑ https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AU9908/S00036/aus-ambassador-to-chile.htm


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