On Friday 7 December 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) was represented by General Angus Campbell AO DSC, Chief of the Australian Defence Force, as guest of honour at the Australian Command and Staff College Graduation at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Campbell.
On Thursday 6 December 2018, at Government House, Canberra, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency Paul de Jersey AC presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.
- Washington DC, United States of America; Canberra, ACT
On Wednesday 5 December 2018, at The National Cathedral, Washington D.C., the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, attended the state funeral for former US President George H.W. Bush.
On Tuesday 4 December 2018, at Dulles International Airport, Washington DC, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, were officially welcomed by the Honourable Joseph Hockey, Australian Ambassador to the United States of America and Ms Melissa Babbage.
On Monday 3 December, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) received the Senate Address-in-Reply, which was presented by the President of the Senate, Senator the Honourable Scott Ryan.
On Saturday 1 December 2018, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK AFC (Retd), Chairman of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra (CSO), attended the CSO’s Shell Prom Concert.
On Friday 30 November 2018, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), received Mr Steven Robinson, Ambassador-designate to the Republic of the Philippines, for a pre-posting call.
On Thursday 29 November 2018, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), received Letters of Credence from Her Excellency Ms Betty Pavelich Sirois accrediting her as the Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia.
On Wednesday 28 November 2018, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove hosted a reception for the Life Education Foundation.
On Tuesday 27 November 2018, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, hosted a reception for the Antarctic Science Foundation.
On Monday 26 November 2018, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, hosted a lunch for the Non-European Union and Central Asian Heads of Mission.
On Sunday 25 November 2018, at Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, attended The Ireland Funds’ Australia Garden Party, as guests of Mrs Yvonne Le Bas, Chairman, The Ireland Funds Australia.
On Thursday 22 November 2018, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, hosted a ceremonial Welcome for His Excellency Ram Nath Kovid, President of the Republic of India, and the First Lady, Mrs Savita Kovind.
On Wednesday 21 November 2018, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.
On Tuesday 20 November 2018, in Brisbane, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, attended a ceremony where the Governor-General presented a Commendation for Brave Conduct to Inspector Robert Graham, as guests of Inspector Nyree Whelan, Queensland Police.
On Sunday 18 November 2018, at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, attended the annual Heavy Battery Trophy cricket match between the Molonglo Cricket Club and the Australian Command and Staff College, as guests of Mr John
On Saturday 17 November 2018, at Cairns International Airport, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), was represented at the arrival to Australia of His Majesty Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei, by Commander David Hannah ADC RAN, Honorary Aide-de-Camp.
- Paris, France; Queant, France; Bullecourt; France
On Monday 12 November 2018, in Paris, France, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of His Excellency Mr Brain Pontifex, Australian Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, met with staff at the Australian Embassy.
On Sunday 11 November 2018, in Paris, France, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, received His Excellency Mr Brendan Berne, Ambassador to the French Republic.
On Saturday 10 November 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of His Excellency the Honourable George Brandis QC, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, attended a wreath laying ceremony, at the Australian W
