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 Ian Kemish

Ian Kemish

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High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea

Biography

Mr Kemish was most recently Australian Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, a position he held from April 2006. Prior to this, Mr Kemish was First Assistant Secretary, International Division in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Mr Kemish’s overseas service includes Vienna and Brunei. He has also worked on secondment with the New Zealand Ministry of External Relations.

Mr Kemish was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2003 in recognition of managing the Australian Government’s response in the aftermath of the 12 October 2002 Bali bombings.

Mr Kemish holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in International Relations and South East Asian History from the University of Queensland. Mr Kemish completed his primary school education in Papua New Guinea. He speaks Indonesian, German and Tok Pisin. Mr Kemish is married and has two daughters.

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