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

Mr Paul Foley, Ambassador to Afghanistan

Paul Foley

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Biography

Mr Foley is an experienced career diplomat and is currently seconded to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. He was previously the Assistant Secretary for Counter-Terrorism and Assistant Secretary, Middle East and Africa Branch.

Mr Foley was Australian Ambassador to East Timor (2002-2004) and later returned to East Timor as adviser to the Stabilisation Force Commander during the 2006 intervention. He has also served overseas in Baghdad, Riyadh and Kingston.

He is a politics graduate from Monash University and also has a Graduate Diploma on Strategic Studies from the Joint Services Staff College. He has one daughter.

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