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Archived Governors-General Program

- Governor-General of the Solomon Islands

On Tuesday 3 May 2011, at Brisbane International Airport, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC was represented at the arrival in Australia of the Governor-General of the Solomon Islands, His Excellency Sir Frank Ofagioro Kabui CSI CGMG OBE, by Commander Lachlan King ADC RAN, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.

- Saudi Aramco

On Monday 2 May 2011, at Government House, Sydney, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, received from Saudi Aramco: Senior Vice-President of Industrial Relations, Mr Abdulaziz Al Khayyal; Head of Asia Pacific Affairs, Mr Yaqoub Al Dossary; and Country Repres

- ???Romantik Meets Klassic'

On Sunday 1 May 2011, at the Great Hall, University of Sydney, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, as Patron of Sydney University Graduate Choir, attended ‘Romantik Meets Klassik’.

- Eliza Rodd; Governor Macquarie; Manly Lifesaving Club

On Saturday 30 April 2011, at Glenroy, New South Wales, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, and Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE, as guests of the National Trust of Australia (NSW), attended a service to celebrate the restoration and State Heritage Listing of t

- Government Secondary College School Captains; Fellowship of the Royal Society of New South Wales Investiture; Royal Wedding and Reception; Investiture

On Friday 29 April 2011, at Government House, Sydney, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, and Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE hosted a reception for School Captains from Government Secondary Schools.

- International Day of Mourning Commemorative Service; Australian War Memorial; University of Oxford; ...

International Day of Mourning Commemorative Service; Australian War Memorial; University of Oxford; Australian Rhodes Scholars and academics; Australian Music Foundation

- The Curran Foundation

On Wednesday 27 April 2011, at Government House, Sydney, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO and Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE hosted a reception for members and supporters of The Curran Foundation.

- ANZAC Day Dawn Service; ANZAC Day Marches and Commemoration Services; Hellfire Pass Dawn Service; Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Commemorative Service

On Monday 25 April 2011, at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO attended the ANZAC Day Dawn Service. Afterwards, in Sydney, the Administrator led the ANZAC Day March.

- Lunch with Australian Embassy staff; Wat Phu Takian Kindergarten; Hellfire Pass Museum; Reception for veterans and former Prisoners of War

On Sunday 24 April 2011, at the residence of the Australian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, His Excellency Mr James Wise, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended an Easter Sunday lunch with Australian Embassy staff and their families.

- Sydney Philharmonia's ???JS Bach's St John Passion'; Lunch hosted by the Prime Minister of Thailand;...

Sydney Philharmonia's ???JS Bach's St John Passion'; Lunch hosted by the Prime Minister of Thailand; Central Women's Correctional Institution; Meeting with Her Royal Highness Princess Bajarakittyabha; Reception for the Australian / Thai community and Australian alumni

- Departure for Official Visits to Thailand and the United Kingdom

On Friday 22 April 2011, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE departed Australia on Official Visits to the Kingdom of Thailand and the United Kingdom.

- Federal Executive Council; Afternoon tea for war veterans

On Thursday 21 April 2011, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.

- Hartley Lifecare

On Wednesday 20 April 2011, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ms Gillian Bird. Earlier, at Deakin, Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, as Patron, turned the first sod of Hartley Lifecare’s new administration building.

- Investiture Ceremony and Dinner

On Friday 15 April 2011, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended, and the Governor-General conducted, an investiture ceremony.

- Investiture Ceremony; Clontarf Foundation

On Thursday 14 April 2011, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended, and the Governor-General conducted, an investiture ceremony.

- Professor Barbara Norman and Professor Will Steffen

On Wednesday 13 April 2011, at Government House, Canberra, Mr Michael Bryce AM AE received the Foundation Chair of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Canberra, Professor Barbara Norman, and the Executive Director of the Climate Change Institute at the Australian National University, Professor Will Steffen.

- Marion Mahony Griffin lecture

On Tuesday 12 April 2011, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, the Honourable Chris Bowen MP. In the evening, at the Canberra Business Event Centre, Regatta Point, Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended the Marion Mahony Griffin lecture.

- Lunch hosted by Mr James Fairfax AC

On Sunday 10 April 2011, at Retford Park, Bowral, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended a lunch hosted in their honour by Mr James Fairfax AC.

- 125th Annual Camden Agricultural Show

On Saturday 9 April 2011, in Camden, New South Wales, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General officially opened the 125th Annual Camden Agricultural Show.

- Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of the People's Republic of China

On Friday 8 April 2011, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received the First Assistant Secretary, North Asia Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Peter Rowe.