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Australia's relationship with Ghana is long and strong; Australia was one of the first countries in the world to recognise Ghana's independence in 1957.
The Australian High Commission in Accra is accredited in total to nine countries in West Africa. This includes 120 million people in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
AIIA Victoria invites you to join us in-person with the High Commissioner of Australia to Ghana, H.E. Ms Berenice Owen-Jones for an open discussion on the opportunities and challenges in the region. The event will be held under the Chatham House Rule.
Program:
9:00am: Registration of guests and networking.
9:30am: Open discussion and Q&A.
10:30 am: Event concludes.
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Agenda
- Registration of guests
- Open Discussion
HE Ms Berenice Owen-Jones
HE Ms Berenice Owen-Jones
High Commissioner to GhanaH.E. Ms Berenice Owen-Jones is a career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and has served as High Commissioner to Ghana since mid-2022. She has previously served overseas as Australia’s Ambassador to Morocco and has had postings in Paris. In Canberra she served as Director, Diplomatic Academy and Director, Diplomatic Security Branch. She also was a strategic analyst at the Office of National Intelligence. Ms Owen-Jones speaks French and holds a Bachelor of Economics (1984) and a Diploma of International Law (1987) from the Australian National University.
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