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Not Always Diplomatic: Sue Boyd reflects on her career

Tue, 27 Nov 2018
18:00 - 20:00

Sue Boyd spent thirty four years with the Australian Foreign Service that involved coups, floods, Stasi in East Germany, The Pacific Solution, Disarmament and Outer Space, as well as The Portuguese Carnation Revolution and The Timor Crisis. Since returning to Perth Sue has continued an active involvement in international relations. She has been a driving force within the AIIA and has been made a Fellow of the Institute. Sue has worked with universities and aboriginal communities; was recently Chair of the Hong Kong Selection Panel for the New Colombo Plan Scholarships; was a board member of the Pacific Regional Human Rights Organisation; and has recently finished her book based on these experiences. She will share some of the highs and lows of her career in this - her Fellows Lecture for the AIIA. 

About the speaker

Dr Sue Boyd was a student activist at UWA and was Guild President in 1969, beating Kim Beazley and Tim Blain for the job. She joined DFAT in 1970 and served in Portugal, East Germany and at the UN in New York. She was High Commissioner in Bangladesh and Fiji, Ambassador in Vietnam, and Consul General in Hong Kong. She was a pioneering woman in DFAT, striving to create better career options for women, and a better workplace for everyone.

Note: The top image is an illustrated impression of the 1974 Portuguese Carnation Revolution, from Gaiola Aberta Magazine. Portugal was Sue's first overseas posting in 1970.

Ticket Type Price
Member Ticket - Presentation and Dinner $40.00 Sale Ended
Non-Member Ticket - Presentation and Dinner $50.00 Sale Ended
Member Ticket - Presentation Only $10.00 Sale Ended
Non-Member Ticket - Presentation Only $20.00 Sale Ended
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