Margaret Adamson
Margaret Adamson is an Australian diplomat who has served as Deputy High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea; Ambassador to Cambodia; Ambassador to Poland; Consul General to Berlin; and High Commissioner to Pakistan.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Education
[edit]Adamson graduated from Australian National University with a BA in pure mathematics and psychology with a minor in Sociology in 1974 and a Diploma of Education at the University of Canberra.[1]
Diplomatic career
[edit]Adamson served in the Australian diplomatic missions to Hanoi and Vienna after graduation.[citation needed] From 1987 to 1991, she served as a counsellor for the Australian embassy in Bonn, and after German reunification, until 1996 in Berlin.[citation needed]
From 1998 to 2002, she served as Ambassador to Poland.[8] Following her return from Poland, she became a senior official within the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In 2007, she was named Ambassador to Cambodia, taking over from Lisa Filipetto.[9] She was posted as High Commissioner to Pakistan from 2015 to 2019.[10]
Programs and initiatives
[edit]Adamson has used her appointments to promote initiatives serving women.[1][2] Making use of 39 million dollars in funding the Australian government obtained through the World Bank she coordinated with the Pakistani government to create a program to increase nutrition in Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa with an emphasis on women and girls.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "A Career Promoting Australia's Interests and Gender Equity - Margaret Adamson". Australian National University. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ a b Muzaffar, Erum Noor (26 June 2018). "Margaret Adamson". The News International. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Formation of Pakistan's first blind women and girls' cricket team announced". Daily Times. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Web Desk (21 March 2019). "Zulfi Bukhari thanks Australian High Commissioner for visa help to NZ attack victims families - SUCH TV". www.suchtv.pk. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Steps taken for women's empowerment: minister". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Alvi urges Argentina, Australia to enhance trade with Pakistan". The Express Tribune. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Australia Spring Day: 70 years of relations with Pakistan celebrated". The Express Tribune. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (17 May 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Poland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Downer, Alexander (31 January 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Cambodia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ "High Commissioner to Pakistan". Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia). 23 June 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Balochistan nutrition project for mothers, kids launched". The Express Tribune. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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