Argentina’s Importance to Australia: a discussion of this relationship spanning business, innovation, education and much more.
The Australian Institute of International Affairs South Australia invites you to discuss Australia - Argentina relations with the Australian Ambassador to Argentina, Mr Brett Hackett.
Ambassador to Argentina since 2018, Ambassador Hackett will discuss the opportunities and challenges for the bilateral relationship.
Australia and Argentina cooperate closely in areas such as agriculture, mining, education and infrastructure. The two nations also work together in multilateral fora such as the Cairns Group within the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Antarctic Treaty system and through the United Nations.
Mr Hackett is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and was most recently Acting First Assistant Secretary, Americas Division, DFAT. He has previously served overseas as Head of Mission, Australian Embassy, Brasilia; Head of Mission, Australian Embassy, Kabul; Deputy Head of Mission, Australian High Commission, Islamabad; and First Secretary, Australian High Commission, Ottawa. In Canberra he has served in DFAT as Assistant Secretary, Canada and Latin America Branch; Assistant Secretary, Services and Intellectual Property Branch; and Director, Philippines and East Timor Section. Mr Hackett holds a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland and speaks Spanish and Portuguese.
We look forward to seeing you on Friday 8 April, Nexus 10 Pulteney Street, Level 7, room 706.
Photo by Angelica Reyes on Unsplash
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Non-member | $10.00 | Sale Ended |
Non-member student | $5.00 | Sale Ended |
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10 Pulteney Street, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia