AMBCQ was invited to a luncheon reception for the new British High Commissioner, the Right Honourable Baroness Amos by our friends from ACE (Australian Council for Europe). Appointed to the House of Lords in 1997, she was the Secretary of State for International Development and the Leader of the House of Lords from 2003-2007.
Representing AMBCQ at the luncheon were Kiong Chan, President, Shona Leppanen-Gibson, Senior Vice-President, and John-Paul Langbroek, the State Opposition Leader (and AMBCQ member). We had the opportunity to catch up with Elfi Massey-Vallazza, our host and President of ACE, and also with Greg Vickery, former Honorary Consul for Indonesia, as well as many other currently serving consuls.
Baroness Amos has been in Australia since October last year, and she spoke extensively about the relationship between Australia and Britain, not only in terms of our historical links, but our ongoing trade and business relations as well. It was also interesting to hear a few insights about her time as a senior leader in the British Labour Party under then Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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