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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

Dr Justin Lee

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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.