Ms Anne Quinane
High Commissioner to Kiribati
Biography
Ms Quinane is an experienced staff member of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was most recently Director, Locally Engaged Staff Management Section, a position she held from July 2005. Ms Quinane has held various positions in Canberra including Executive Officer and Acting Director, Post and LES Management Issues Section (2004-2005), Executive Officer and Acting Director, Trade Liaison Section (2002-04), Acting Director Northern Territory Office (February-March 2004), Executive Officer, Pacific Bilateral Section (2000-02), Desk Officer, Office Structures Implementation Team, Corporate Management Division (1988-91), Desk Officer, Australia-China Council (1988) and Desk Officer Passports Policy Section (1984). Ms Quinane joined DFAT in 1976 as Assistant Parliamentary Liaison Officer.
Overseas Ms Quinane has served as First Secretary and Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Embassy, Warsaw (1995-2000), First Secretary, and Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Embassy, Budapest (1991-93), Administrative Attache, Australian Embassy, Rome (1984-88), Administrative Attache, Australian Embassy, Warsaw (1981-83) and Vice Consul, Australian Embassy, Jakarta (1979-81).
Ms Quinane was born in Canberra in 1950 and has one son.