Dr Justin Lee
High Commissioner to Bangladesh
Biography
Dr Justin Lee, a career departmental officer, was most recently Assistant Secretary, Consular Policy Branch. Prior to this he was Counsellor and Head of the Political Section at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta (2005-08). Dr Lee also served overseas as Third and later Second Secretary at the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby (1999-2001). Among other positions in Canberra, Dr Lee worked in the Indonesia Section (2002-04) and was the Director of the Media Liaison Section (2004-05).
Dr Lee holds a BA (Jur.) (Hons), a PhD in Development Geography from the University of Adelaide and a Graduate Diploma in Foreign Affairs and Trade from Monash University. He is married and has two children. Dr Lee is a fluent Indonesian speaker.