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Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally

Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally

Council on Australia Latin America Relations

Council members

Chairman

David Luboff

Chief Executive Officer - Macquarie Specialised Asset Management Limited
Chairman - Hobart International Airport

Vice Chairman

Richard Warburton AO

Chairman - Magellan Flagship Fund
Chairman - Tandou Ltd
Chairman - Citigroup Ltd

Members of the Executive Committee

Craig Foster

Chief Football Analyst/Sports Presenter - SBS Television

Professor Margaret Gardner AO

Vice-Chancellor RMIT University
Chair - COALAR Education Action Group
Chair - Museums Board of Victoria
Director - Australian Learning and Teaching Council

Rob Grant

Chief Executive Officer - Pacific Hydro Pty Ltd
Chair - Clean Energy Council of Australia

Greg MartinGreg Martin

Executive Chairman - Grant Samuel Infrastructure Funds Management

Charlie Sartain

Chief Executive Officer - Xstrata Copper

Cristina Talacko

President - Australia-Brazil Chamber of Commerce
NSW Vice-Chair - Australia-Latin America Business Council (ALABC)
Director - SalDoce Fine Foods

Ex-officio Members

Heather Smith

Deputy Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (from August 2010)

Colin Walters

Group International Manager, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (from 6 February 2009)

Peter Grey

CEO – Austrade

Contact us

  • Phone: 02 6261 3334
  • Fax: 02 6261 3629
  • Email: latin.desk@dfat.gov.au
  • Address:
    COALAR Secretariat
    Americas and Africa Division
    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    John McEwen Crescent
    BARTON ACT 0221