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Our Overseas Agricultural Counsellor Network plays a vital role in advancing Australia’s trade and market access priorities by promoting Australia’s agricultural interests and building strong connections with government and industry stakeholders in key international markets.
Spread across 15 international locations, our highly skilled agriculture counsellors work alongside the department’s biosecurity, exports, and trade and market access teams to develop new market openings for Australian farmers and exporters, improve technical market access opportunities, and represent Australia at key international meetings and events.
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Meet our agriculture counsellors
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Jesse Mahoney, Counsellor (Agriculture), Washington DC, United States
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Dane Roberts, Counsellor (Agriculture), Jakarta, Indonesia
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Nektarios Tsirbas, Counsellor (Agriculture), Santiago, Chile
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Donna Bennett, Counsellor (Agriculture), Dubai, UAE
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Kiran Karamil, Counsellor (Agriculture), and Richard Niall, former First Secretary (Agriculture), New Delhi, India
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Tom Parnell, former Counsellor (Agriculture), Tokyo, Japan
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Tony Harman, former Counsellor (Agriculture), Hanoi, Vietnam
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Amber Parr, former Counsellor (Agriculture), Bangkok, Thailand
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Agriculture counsellor contact information
| Location | Market coverage | Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore | Rob Atkinson | Counsellor | Rob.Atkinson@dfat.gov.au |
| Beijing, China | China | Nadia Bouhafs | Minister Counsellor | Nadia.Bouhafs@dfat.gov.au |
| Beijing, China | China | Laura McGrath | Counsellor | Laura.McGrath@dfat.gov.au |
| Brussels, Belgium | European Union (EU); European (non-EU) countries | Peter Creaser | Minister Counsellor | Peter.Creaser@dfat.gov.au |
| Brussels, Belgium | European Union (EU); European (non-EU) countries | Erin Tomkinson | Counsellor | Erin.Tomkinson@dfat.gov.au |
| Dubai, UAE | United Arab Emirates; Algeria; Egypt; Israel; Iran; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Morocco; Occupied Palestinian Territories; Qatar; Tunisia; Türkiye; Sudan; Syria | Donna Bennett | Counsellor | Donna.Bennett@dfat.gov.au |
| Hanoi, Vietnam | Vietnam; Cambodia; Laos | Monica Finlayson | Counsellor | Monica.Finlayson@dfat.gov.au |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | Andrew O’Sullivan | Minister Counsellor | Andrew.O’Sullivan@dfat.gov.au |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | Dane Roberts | Counsellor | Dane.Roberts@dfat.gov.au |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Malaysia | Kate Makin | Counsellor | Kate.Makin@dfat.gov.au |
| London, United Kingdon | United Kingdon | Amy Little | Counsellor | Amy.Little@dfat.gov.au |
| New Delhi, India | India; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Maldives; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; | Kiran Karamil | Counsellor | Kiran.Karamil@dfat.gov.au |
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia; Iraq; Oman; Yemen | Counsellor designate appointed | Counsellor | MEA@aff.gov.au |
| Rome, Italy | United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) | Emma Hatcher | Counsellor | Emma.Hatcher@dfat.gov.au |
| Santiago, Chile | Argentina; Brazil; Bolivia; Chile; Colombia; Ecuador; Paraguay; Peru; Uruguay | Nektarios Tsirbas | Counsellor | Nektarios.Tsirbas2@dfat.gov.au |
| Seoul, South Korea | Republic of Korea; Mongolia; Taiwan | Kelly Porter | Counsellor | Kelly.Porter@dfat.gov.au |
| Tokyo, Japan | Japan | James Strachan | Counsellor | James.Strachan@dfat.gov.au |
| Washington DC, United States | United States; Canada; Caribbean; Central America; Mexico | Matthew Worrell | Minister Counsellor | Matthew.Worrell@dfat.gov.au |
| Washington DC, United States | United States; Canada | Jesse Mahoney | Counsellor | Jesse.Mahoney@dfat.gov.au |
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