Ms Stephanie Shwabsky
Ambassador to Egypt
Biography
Ms Shwabsky is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and prior to her appointment as Ambassador to Egypt was Director, Consular Operations in Consular Operations Branch. Overseas, Ms Shwabsky served as Ambassador to Lebanon (2002-06), Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission in East Timor (2000-02) and Cambodia (1996-99). She has also served in Colombo, Nairobi, Dhaka, Hanoi and Bonn.
In Canberra, Ms Shwabsky was Director, East Timor Section (1999), Director, Cambodia Task Force (1994-96) and Director Southern Africa Section (1989-90).
Ms Shwabsky holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours from Sydney University.