Andrew Goledzinowski Explained

Andrew Goledzinowski
Office:Australian Ambassador to Vietnam
Term Start:September 30, 2022[1]
Predecessor:Robyn Mudie

Andrew Goledzinowski is an Australian career diplomat and ambassador to Vietnam since September 2022.

He was previously appointed High Commissioner to Malaysia in 2017,[2] serving in this position from 2018 to 2021, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York (2008–2011) and Deputy Head of Mission at the UN permanent mission to Geneva (1998–2000).

He was head of the World Bank office in Baghdad in 2004, as Senior Official of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq from 2003 to 2004, as Chief of Staff at Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2000 to 2002.[3]

For his services in Iraq, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours.[4]

He holds a Bachelor of Laws (1983) and Bachelor of Jurisprudence (1980) from the University of New South Wales.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ambassador to Vietnam. 30 September 2022 . July 1, 2024.
  2. Web site: 2017-11-20 . High Commissioner to Malaysia . 2024-07-04 . Minister for Foreign Fairs.
  3. Web site: About us . 1 July 2024 . Australian Embassy Vietnam.
  4. Web site: Award Extract – Australian Honours Search Facility . 1 July 2024 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia).
  5. Web site: Australian Ambassadors and other representatives . live . 1 July 2024 . Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.