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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 14 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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Nektarios Tsirbas, former Counsellor (Agriculture), Santiago, Chile
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Donna Bennett, Counsellor (Agriculture), Dubai, UAE
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Kiran Karamil, former 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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Dane Roberts, former Counsellor (Agriculture), Jakarta, Indonesia
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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 |
| Dubai, UAE | United Arab Emirates; Algeria; Egypt; Israel; Iran; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Morocco; Palestine; Qatar; Sudan; Syria; Tunisia; Türkiye | 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 | Wisruthiy Shankar | Counsellor | Wisruthiy.Shankar@dfat.gov.au |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Malaysia | Kate Makin | Counsellor | Kate.Makin@dfat.gov.au |
| London, United Kingdom | United Kingdom | Amy Little | Counsellor | Amy.Little@dfat.gov.au |
| New Delhi, India | India; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Maldives; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; | Adam Balcerak | Counsellor | Adam.Balcerak@dfat.gov.au |
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia; Bahrain; Oman; Yemen | Patrick Cass | Counsellor | Patrick.Cass@dfat.gov.au |
| Rome, Italy | United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) | Emma Hatcher | Counsellor | Emma.Hatcher@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 | Craig Rosner-Moore | Minister Counsellor | Craig.Rosner-Moore@dfat.gov.au |
| Washington DC, United States | United States; Canada | Tiffany Reed Marshall | Counsellor | Tiffany.ReedMarshall@dfat.gov.au |
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