On the 7th of August 2025, the Diplomatic Academy, was pleased to welcome Dr Raijeli Taga, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Pita Tagicakirewa, A/g Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Civil Service, and Ms Shahana Didar, Director Training, Fiji Learning Institute for Public Service, for a tour of our facilities. We enjoyed a valuable discussion about best practices for diplomatic training and opportunities for collaboration and knowledge sharing. Left to right: James Kennedy, Director, Capability and Leadership Section, Kirsty McNeil, Executive Director, The Diplomatic Academy, Dr Raijeli Taga, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pita Tagicakirewa, A/g Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Civil Service, and Shahana Didar, Director Training, Fiji Learning Institute for Public Service.

Cultural Intelligence: Explore how the visible and invisible aspects of culture influence negotiations. Learn how to grow your personal CQ for greater impact. Facilitator: Professor Caitlin Byrne, Griffith University. Speakers: - Amanda Gorely, Australia's inaugural Ambassador for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation. - James Larsen, Climate Coordinator, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. - Sinead Clifford, Assistant Director, Development Communications and Partnerships Section. This is the first session of the Skilled Negotiator Speaker Series, which took place on 8 July 2021. This is an audio only file, available for accessibility and may be easier for staff at STOs, at post, and those working remotely to stream. Note this is a WebEx recording, therefore audio quality may vary.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The International Trade Netwrok held the moderated discussion, 'Climate Change and Trade - How can international trade and investment, and the global rules that underpin them, contribute to net zero and climate adaption for all' at the Diplomatic Academt on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. Moderaded ny Jennifer Allen, A/g Assistant Secretary, Green Economu Branch DFAT with panellists : - James Baxter, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Trade Negotiations - Dr Emma Aisbett, Associate Professor, ANU Centre for Climate and Energy - Tennant Reed (online), Director, Climate Change and Energy Australia Industry Group - Gaia Puleston, Assistant Secretary of Net Zero Partnerships and Innovation at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.