Senior Executive
Gillian Bird
Acting Secretary
- South-East Asia Division
- International Organisations and Legal Division
- Consular, Public Diplomacy, and Parliamentary Affairs Division
Ms Bird serves as Ambassador to ASEAN and represents the department on the Australia Indonesia Institute, the Australia Malaysia Institute, the Australia Thailand Institute, and the Australian International Cultural Council.
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Bruce Gosper
Deputy Secretary
- North Asia Division
- Office of Trade Negotiations
- Asia Trade Taskforce
- China Free Trade Agreement Taskforce
- Japan Free Trade Agreement Taskforce
- Korea Free Trade Agreement Taskforce
Mr Gosper represents the department on the Australia-China Council, the Australia-Japan Foundation and the Australia-Korea Foundation.
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Miles Kupa
Deputy Secretary
- South and West Asia, Middle East and Africa Division
- International Security Division
- Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office
- Diplomatic Security, Information Management and Services Division
Mr Kupa represents the department on the Council for
Australian-Arab Relations, the Australia-India Council and the
Australian Institute for International Affairs. He also
chairs the department's Audit and Risk Committee.
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David Ritchie
Deputy Secretary
- Corporate Management Division
- Pacific Division
- Australian Passports Office
- Overseas Property Office
Mr Ritchie chairs the department’s Conduct and Ethics Committee.
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Ric Wells
Deputy Secretary
- Trade and Economic Policy Division
- Europe Division
- Americas Division
Mr Wells serves as Ambassador for APEC, and as the alternate government member attending EFIC when the Secretary is unable to attend. Mr Wells also represents the department on the Council on Australia-Latin America Relations.
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