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 Matt Anderson

Matt Anderson

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Biography

Mr Anderson most recently was the Director, Media Liaison Section and Spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

He has served overseas as Counsellor in Port Moresby from 2003 to 2005; Chief Negotiator, Peace Monitoring Group, Bougainville in 2001 and 2002; and Third and Second Secretary in Cape Town from 1997 to 2000.

In Canberra, Mr Anderson worked in a range of bilateral and multilateral areas.

He joined the Department in 1995 after serving as a commissioned officer in the Australian Defence Force. Mr Anderson holds a Masters Degree from Monash University, an Arts Degree from Deakin University and is a Graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon.

He is married with three children.

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