Brendan Berne
Australian Ambassador for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation | |
|---|---|
| In office 5 August 2015 – 22 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Sam Gerovich |
| Succeeded by | Simon Newnham |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Model Farms |
Brendan Berne is an Australian civil servant and diplomat who served as the Australian Ambassador to France, Algeria, Mauritania, and Monaco between July 2017 to October 2020.[1][2]
He previously served as Chief of Staff for the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment.
He retired from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade following his post as Australian Ambassador to France and is writing a TV comedy about the diplomatic circuit described as “In the Thick of It in a safari suit”. [6]
References
- ^ "Ambassador to France". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Press Release). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Seducing the French: tricks of the trade from our man in Paris". Australian Financial Review. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Ambassador to France". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Biography). Archived from the original on 14 August 2015.
- ^ "VIDEO. L'ambassadeur australien en France fête le mariage pour tous en demandant la main de son compagnon". www.20minutes.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ Julie Bishop; Andrew Robb (5 August 2015). "APEC Ambassador" (Joint Media Release). Australian Government. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Berne's European escape to be caught on camera". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 April 2021. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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