Virginia Greville

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Virginia Greville is an Australian politician and diplomat. She has served as her country's ambassador to several countries, as well as Queensland's Chief Executive Officer of Trade and Investment.

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Education

Greville earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Queensland and a Graduate Diploma in Public Law from the Australian National University. [1] [2]

Career

is the former Chief Executive Officer of Trade and Investment Queensland and was an Australian ambassador. She served as Australia's ambassador to Spain, (1 May 2015 – 25 May 2018) [1] [2] Andorra and Equatorial Guinea. She was also Australia’s Ambassador to Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela (2009–2012). [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bishop, Julie (1 May 2015). "Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Archived from the original on 23 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 University of Queensland (7 May 2015). "UQ alumnus named Ambassador to Spain". UQ News. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  3. Smith, Stephen (24 February 2009). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Chile" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015.
  4. "Virginia Greville". St. Margaret’s. Retrieved 4 February 2021.