Mr Bill Tweddell
Ambassador to Vietnam
Biography
Mr Tweddell is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Prior to his appointment as Ambassador to Vietnam, he served as Deputy High Commissioner in London, a position he held since January 2002. Mr Tweddell has extensive experience in Asia. He was Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macau (1999-2001) and High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives (1995-96). He has also served overseas as First Secretary, Counsellor and then Deputy High Commissioner in New Delhi (1986-1991), Second Secretary, Athens (1981-1983), and Third Secretary, Dhaka (1976-1978).
In Canberra, Mr Tweddell has held the positions of First Assistant Secretary, Public Affairs and Consular Division (1998-1999), Chief of Staff and Principal Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (1996-1998), Director, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Section (1992-1995), and Director, South Asia Section (1991-1992).
Mr Tweddell holds Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics degrees from James Cook University. He is married with two children.