Margaret Twomey
AM
Margaret Twomey in 2014
Australian Ambassador to Italy
Assumed office
July 2020
Preceded byGreg French
Personal details
Born (1963-02-21) 21 February 1963 (age 61)[citation needed]
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia[citation needed]
RelativesPatrick Twomey (grandfather)
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne (BA)

Margaret Eileen Twomey AM (born 21 February 1963) is Ambassador of Australia to Italy (since July 2020).[1] She is former High Commissioner of Australia to Fiji, from November 2014 to November 2017.[2][3] Twomey has an honours degree in arts (Russian and French) from the University of Melbourne. Her grandfather Patrick Twomey started the PJ Twomey Hospital for Lepers in Fiji.[4][5]

Former appointments

References

  1. ^ "Ambassador to Italy". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ Fox, Liam (2 December 2014). "Australia's High Commissioner to Fiji, Margaret Twomey, takes up post two years after appointment". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Career diplomat Margaret Twomey is new Fiji high commissioner". The Australian. News Corp. AAP. 31 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Twomey, Patrick Joseph – Biography – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  5. ^ Martin, Declan (19 October 2017). "Women take the reins". Shepparton News. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ^ Smith, Stephen (30 April 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Russia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
  7. ^ Downer, Alexander (7 April 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to East Timor" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
Diplomatic posts Preceded byPaul Foley Australian Ambassador to East Timor 2004–2008 Succeeded byPeter Heyward Preceded byBob Tyson Australian Ambassador to RussiaAustralian Ambassador to Kazakhstan 2008–2011 Succeeded byPaul Myler Australian Ambassador to Ukraine(resident in Moscow) 2008–2009 Succeeded byMichael Potts(resident in Vienna) Preceded byJames Batley Australian High Commissioner to Fiji 2014–2017 Succeeded byJohn Feakes Preceded byGreg French Australian Ambassador to Italy 2020– Incumbent


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