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​Deputy Secretary Elly Lawson, and the Asia Society Australia, hosted the inaugural Woolcott lecture and reception for the diplomatic core and other invited guests on Wednesday 4 September from 6:00 to 7:30pm. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Asia Society Australia hosted the inaugural Richard Woolcott Lecture on September 4 2024. It was delivered by Dr Kyung-wha Kang, President and Chief Executive Officer of Asia Society and former foreign minister of the Republic of Korea. The opening remarks were delivered by First Assistant Secretary of the Strategic Communications Division, Michael Growder and Deputy Secretary Elly Lawson. A welcome to country was given by Cheyne Halloran, a Ngunnawal Representative. An introduction to career of Richard Woolcott was delivered by Peter Woolcott, Richard Woolcott’s son. Anthony Bubalo, from the Asia Society Australia moderated a conversation and question time after Dr Kang's address. Each year the Richard Woolcott lecture will invite a speaker from Asia to provide a regional perspective on Australia. The theme is a tribute to Richard’s abiding interest in, and contributions to, Australia’s relations with Asia. Prior to her appointment as the President and CEO of Asia Society, Dr. Kang served as the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea, from 2017 to 2021. She is a veteran diplomat in the Korean Foreign Ministry and the United Nations, holding positions in Seoul, New York, and Geneva. While at the UN she served as Senior Advisor on Policy to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, as well as Chief of his Transition Team. This new annual lecture series is being launched jointly by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Asia Society Australia to celebrate the life of one of Australia’s most distinguished diplomats, Richard Woolcott AC. Richard served as Australia’s Ambassador to the Philippines and Indonesia, Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. After retiring from government, he led the establishment of Asia Society Australia and was a founding director, alongside Hugh Morgan AC.

​Deputy Secretary Elly Lawson, and the Asia Society Australia, hosted the inaugural Woolcott lecture and reception for the diplomatic core and other invited guests on Wednesday 4 September from 6:00 to 7:30pm. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Asia Society Australia hosted the inaugural Richard Woolcott Lecture on September 4 2024. It was delivered by Dr Kyung-wha Kang, President and Chief Executive Officer of Asia Society and former foreign minister of the Republic of Korea. The opening remarks were delivered by First Assistant Secretary of the Strategic Communications Division, Michael Growder and Deputy Secretary Elly Lawson. A welcome to country was given by Cheyne Halloran, a Ngunnawal Representative. An introduction to career of Richard Woolcott was delivered by Peter Woolcott, Richard Woolcott’s son. Anthony Bubalo, from the Asia Society Australia moderated a conversation and question time after Dr Kang's address. Each year the Richard Woolcott lecture will invite a speaker from Asia to provide a regional perspective on Australia. The theme is a tribute to Richard’s abiding interest in, and contributions to, Australia’s relations with Asia. Prior to her appointment as the President and CEO of Asia Society, Dr. Kang served as the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea, from 2017 to 2021. She is a veteran diplomat in the Korean Foreign Ministry and the United Nations, holding positions in Seoul, New York, and Geneva. While at the UN she served as Senior Advisor on Policy to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, as well as Chief of his Transition Team. This new annual lecture series is being launched jointly by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Asia Society Australia to celebrate the life of one of Australia’s most distinguished diplomats, Richard Woolcott AC. Richard served as Australia’s Ambassador to the Philippines and Indonesia, Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. After retiring from government, he led the establishment of Asia Society Australia and was a founding director, alongside Hugh Morgan AC.

​Deputy Secretary Elly Lawson, and the Asia Society Australia, hosted the inaugural Woolcott lecture and reception for the diplomatic core and other invited guests on Wednesday 4 September from 6:00 to 7:30pm. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Asia Society Australia hosted the inaugural Richard Woolcott Lecture on September 4 2024. It was delivered by Dr Kyung-wha Kang, President and Chief Executive Officer of Asia Society and former foreign minister of the Republic of Korea. The opening remarks were delivered by First Assistant Secretary of the Strategic Communications Division, Michael Growder and Deputy Secretary Elly Lawson. A welcome to country was given by Cheyne Halloran, a Ngunnawal Representative. An introduction to career of Richard Woolcott was delivered by Peter Woolcott, Richard Woolcott’s son. Anthony Bubalo, from the Asia Society Australia moderated a conversation and question time after Dr Kang's address. Each year the Richard Woolcott lecture will invite a speaker from Asia to provide a regional perspective on Australia. The theme is a tribute to Richard’s abiding interest in, and contributions to, Australia’s relations with Asia. Prior to her appointment as the President and CEO of Asia Society, Dr. Kang served as the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea, from 2017 to 2021. She is a veteran diplomat in the Korean Foreign Ministry and the United Nations, holding positions in Seoul, New York, and Geneva. While at the UN she served as Senior Advisor on Policy to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, as well as Chief of his Transition Team. This new annual lecture series is being launched jointly by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Asia Society Australia to celebrate the life of one of Australia’s most distinguished diplomats, Richard Woolcott AC. Richard served as Australia’s Ambassador to the Philippines and Indonesia, Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. After retiring from government, he led the establishment of Asia Society Australia and was a founding director, alongside Hugh Morgan AC.

​Deputy Secretary Elly Lawson, and the Asia Society Australia, hosted the inaugural Woolcott lecture and reception for the diplomatic core and other invited guests on Wednesday 4 September from 6:00 to 7:30pm. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Asia Society Australia hosted the inaugural Richard Woolcott Lecture on September 4 2024. It was delivered by Dr Kyung-wha Kang, President and Chief Executive Officer of Asia Society and former foreign minister of the Republic of Korea. The opening remarks were delivered by First Assistant Secretary of the Strategic Communications Division, Michael Growder and Deputy Secretary Elly Lawson. A welcome to country was given by Cheyne Halloran, a Ngunnawal Representative. An introduction to career of Richard Woolcott was delivered by Peter Woolcott, Richard Woolcott’s son. Anthony Bubalo, from the Asia Society Australia moderated a conversation and question time after Dr Kang's address. Each year the Richard Woolcott lecture will invite a speaker from Asia to provide a regional perspective on Australia. The theme is a tribute to Richard’s abiding interest in, and contributions to, Australia’s relations with Asia. Prior to her appointment as the President and CEO of Asia Society, Dr. Kang served as the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea, from 2017 to 2021. She is a veteran diplomat in the Korean Foreign Ministry and the United Nations, holding positions in Seoul, New York, and Geneva. While at the UN she served as Senior Advisor on Policy to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, as well as Chief of his Transition Team. This new annual lecture series is being launched jointly by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Asia Society Australia to celebrate the life of one of Australia’s most distinguished diplomats, Richard Woolcott AC. Richard served as Australia’s Ambassador to the Philippines and Indonesia, Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. After retiring from government, he led the establishment of Asia Society Australia and was a founding director, alongside Hugh Morgan AC.

​Deputy Secretary Elly Lawson, and the Asia Society Australia, hosted the inaugural Woolcott lecture and reception for the diplomatic core and other invited guests on Wednesday 4 September from 6:00 to 7:30pm. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Asia Society Australia hosted the inaugural Richard Woolcott Lecture on September 4 2024. It was delivered by Dr Kyung-wha Kang, President and Chief Executive Officer of Asia Society and former foreign minister of the Republic of Korea. The opening remarks were delivered by First Assistant Secretary of the Strategic Communications Division, Michael Growder and Deputy Secretary Elly Lawson. A welcome to country was given by Cheyne Halloran, a Ngunnawal Representative. An introduction to career of Richard Woolcott was delivered by Peter Woolcott, Richard Woolcott’s son. Anthony Bubalo, from the Asia Society Australia moderated a conversation and question time after Dr Kang's address. Each year the Richard Woolcott lecture will invite a speaker from Asia to provide a regional perspective on Australia. The theme is a tribute to Richard’s abiding interest in, and contributions to, Australia’s relations with Asia. Prior to her appointment as the President and CEO of Asia Society, Dr. Kang served as the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea, from 2017 to 2021. She is a veteran diplomat in the Korean Foreign Ministry and the United Nations, holding positions in Seoul, New York, and Geneva. While at the UN she served as Senior Advisor on Policy to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, as well as Chief of his Transition Team. This new annual lecture series is being launched jointly by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Asia Society Australia to celebrate the life of one of Australia’s most distinguished diplomats, Richard Woolcott AC. Richard served as Australia’s Ambassador to the Philippines and Indonesia, Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. After retiring from government, he led the establishment of Asia Society Australia and was a founding director, alongside Hugh Morgan AC.