Jennifer Polyxeni Bloomfield Explained

Jenny Polyxeni Bloomfield is the Australian Representative to Taiwan since February 1, 2021,[1] succeeding Gary Cowan.[2] [3] [4] and was the Australian Ambassador to Greece from 2011 until 2014 with non-resident accreditation to Albania and Bulgaria.[5] She is both the first woman and the first person of Greek descent to hold that position.

Bloomfield earned a Master of Arts in Foreign Affairs and Trade from Monash University, a Bachelor of Letters in Political Science and French and a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts in Modern Greek from the University of Melbourne.[5]

The mother of 4 children, Bloomfield speaks 8 languagesincluding Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese Hokkien. During her tenure in Taiwan, she is known as Lu zhen-yi (Chinese: 露珍怡), the Chinese name she chooses for herself with the meaning of "precious dew", and the last character of her given name is a combination of Xin(Chinese: 忄) and Tai (Chinese: 台), standing for "heart" and "Taiwan" respectively.[6]

References

  1. News: New Australian envoy to take office on Monday . 26 February 2021 . Taipei Times . January 28, 2021.
  2. Web site: Representative, Australian Office. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2021-02-26.
  3. Web site: New Australian Representative in Taiwan Ms Jenny Bloomfield will commence her appointment on 1 Feb . Australian Office Taiwan . 26 February 2021.
  4. News: Strong . Matthew . Australia posts former ambassador to Greece in Taiwan . 26 February 2021 . Taiwan News . January 27, 2021.
  5. Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Greece. Kevin. Rudd. Kevin Rudd. 17 July 2011. Australian Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329013718/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2011/kr_mr_110712.aspx?ministerid=2. 29 March 2015.
  6. News: 澳洲駐台代表專訪2：澳洲駐台代表心中有台灣 中文名字藏玄機 . 2nd Interview with Australian Representative to Taiwan . Central News Agency (CNA) . 2021-08-14 . 鍾佑貞 . https://archive.today/20210814053408/https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202108140030.aspx . 14 August 2021 . 31 August 2021 . live .

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