[Australia]: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Media Centre

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Overview​

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) is the Australian Government department charged with the responsibility to develop and implement policies and programs that ensure Australia's agricultural, fisheries, food and forestry industries remain competitive, profitable and sustainable. DAFF also manages quarantine controls at Australia's borders to minimise the risk of exotic pests and diseases entering the country. DAFF also provides import and export inspection and certification to help retain Australia's highly favourable animal, plant and human health status and wide access to overseas export markets. The portfolio also includes government agencies such as the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, the Regional Investment Corporation, the Thailand-Australia Partnership on Food Security in the Red Meat and Cattle Sector, the Australian Wheat Board and the Australian Livestock Export Corporation. It also includes various research and development corporations and peak industry bodies for various agricultural, fishery and forestry sectors of Australia. The functions of the department are broadly classified into the following matters as laid out in an Administrative Arrangements Order: Agricultural, pastoral, fishing, food and forest industries Soils and other natural resources Rural adjustment and drought issues Rural industries inspection and quarantine Primary industries research including economic research Commodity marketing, including export promotion and agribusiness Commodity-specific international organisations and activities Administration of international commodity agreements Administration of export controls on agricultural, fisheries and forestry industries products Food security policy and programmes Biosecurity, in relation to animals and plants

 

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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OVERSEAS AGRICULTURE COUNSELLOR NETWORK​

11 February 2007

The Trade and Market Access Division of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has announced the establishment of 16 international posts for the division as the Overseas Agriculture Counsellor Network. This network will maintain four Minister Counsellor locations in London, Washington D.C., Beijing and Bangkok as well as various other Counsellor locations strategically located across the globe. The goal of the network will be closely aligned to that of the Trade and Market Access Division by supporting efforts to maintain and improve market access, resolve trade impediments and manage partner-country engagement.

Post:	Market Coverage:	Location:	Key Personnel:
London	United Kingdom	High Commission of Australia, London, United Kingdom	Peter Creaser (Minister Counsellor) Erin Tomkinson (Counsellor)
Beijing	China Mongolia	Embassy of Australia, Beijing, China	Nadia Bouhafs (Minister Counsellor) Laura McGrath (Counsellor)
Washington D.C.	United States Mexico Central America Caribbean	Embassy of Australia, Washington D.C., United States	Matthew Worrell (Minister Counsellor) Jesse Mahoney (Counsellor)
Bangkok	Thailand Myanmar The Philippines	Embassy of Australia, Bangkok, Thailand	Amber Parr (Minister Counsellor) Rob Atkinson (Counsellor)
Jakarta	Indonesia Timor-Leste	Embassy of Australia, Jakarta, Indonesia	Andrew O'Sullivan (Counsellor)
Wellington	New Zealand Pacific Islands Papua New Guinea	High Commission of Australia, Wellington, New Zealand	James Strachan (Counsellor)
Paris	Europe (excl. UK)	Embassy of Australia, Paris, France	Amy Little (Counsellor)
Tokyo	Japan Taiwan	Embassy of Australia, Tokyo, Japan	Tom Parnell (Counsellor)
Addis Ababa	Subsaharan Africa	Embassy of Australia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Emma Hatcher (Counsellor)
Brasilia	South America	Embassy of Australia, Brasilia, Brazil	Nektarios Tsirbas (Counsellor)
Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia Singapore	Embassy of Australia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Kate Makin (Counsellor)
New Delhi	South Asia Central Asia	Embassy of Australia, New Delhi, India	Richard Niall (Counsellor)
Ottawa	Canada	High Commission of Australia, Ottawa, Canada	Sam Griffiths (Counsellor)
Seoul	Korea	Embassy of Australia, Seoul, South Korea	Kelly Porter (Counsellor)
Dubai	Middle East North Africa	Consulate-General of Australia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Donna Bennett (Counsellor)
Hanoi	Vietnam Cambodia Laos	Embassy of Australia, Hanoi, Vietnam	Tony Harman (Counsellor)