New Permanent Representative of Australia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

Clare Monica Walsh, the new Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Walsh held the position of Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Secretary, Enabling Services Group, at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia, since 2022.  Earlier in her career, she held multiple other posts at the Department and posted abroad, including as Chief Operating Officer, Finance (2020–2022); Deputy Secretary, Global Cooperation, Development and Partnerships Group (2018–2020); Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Embassy in Japan (2016–2018); and as First Assistant Secretary, International Policy and Partnerships Division (AusAID) and Multilateral Development and Policy Division (2012–2015).  Ms. Walsh also held several positions in the Department of Climate Change and Energy between 2007 and 2012.

Ms. Walsh holds degrees from three Australian universities, including a Master of Management from the Australian National University (2006); a Graduate Diploma in Environmental Sciences from Murdoch University (1992); and a Bachelor of Arts from Curtin University (1989).

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