Gita Kamath Explained

Gita Kamath
Office:High Commissioner of Australia to South Africa
Term Start:2 March 2019
Predecessor:Adam McCarthy
Occupation:Diplomat
Profession:Lawyer

Gita Kamath, an Australian diplomat, is the High Commissioner of Australia to South Africa, since March 2019.

Background and career

Kamath graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws, University of New South Wales; a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, University of Technology Sydney; and a Master of Arts (Foreign Affairs and Trade), from the Australian National University.[1] She commenced her career practicing as a lawyer with Clayton Utz.[2]

Kamath is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Notes and References

  1. High Commissioner to South Africa. Marise. Payne. Marise Payne. 2 March 2019. Australian Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20200314232311/https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/marise-payne/media-release/high-commissioner-south-africa. 14 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Participants Biographies . AAUN New South Wales Members Day: Knowledge Partnerships . Australia Africa Universities Network . 11 July 2017 . 24 December 2022.