Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

On Monday 17 July 2023, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) received Ms Rachel Moseley, Ambassador-designate to Mexico, for a pre-posting call.

Afterwards, the Governor-General received representatives of International Building Quality Centre, University of Canberra, including: Professor Paddy Nixon FRSN, Vice Chancellor; Adjunct Professor Kim Lovegrove MSE RML, Chair; Adjunct Professor Dr Harry Triguboff AO and Mrs Rhonda Triguboff; and Adjunct Professor Bob Whittaker AM, Deputy Chair.

Then, the Governor-General and Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley hosted a lunch for Heads of Mission of Nations in the European Union. Guests include: Mrs Sandra Tvrtkovic, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Croatia; Mr Ondřej Hovádek, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Czech Republic; Her Excellency Ms Kersti Eesmaa, Ambassador of Estonia; His Excellency Mr Wolfgang Lukas Strohmayer, Ambassador of Austria; His Excellency Mr George Papacostas, Ambassador of Greece; Mr Svetlozar Vladislavov Panov, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of Bulgaria; Her Excellency Ms Satu Mervi Katriina Mattila-Budich, Ambassador of Finland; Her Excellency Mrs Alicia Moral Revilla, Ambassador for Spain; Ms Julie Le Saos, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of France; His Excellency Mr Marlo Farrugia Borg, High Commissioner for Malta; His Excellency Mr Gabriel Safta, Ambassador for Romania; His Excellency Mr Michel Goffin, Ambassador of Belgium; His Excellency Mr Tim Mawe, Ambassador of Ireland; His Excellency Mr Margers Krams, Ambassador of Latvia; His Excellency Mr Darius Degutis, Ambassador of Lithuania; Ms Ulrika Gustafsson, Second Secretary, Embassy of Sweden; Mr Roberto Rizzo, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of Italy; Ms Agata Utnicka, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Poland; His Excellency Mr Zsolt Csenger-Zalán, Ambassador of Hungary; Dr Andreas Radtke, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany; His Excellency Mr Gabriele Visentin, Ambassador of the European Union; Mr Stavros Nikolaou, Deputy High Commissioner for Cyprus; His Excellency Mr Marko Ham, Ambassador of Slovenia; His Excellency Mr Antonio Manuel Albuquerque De Vilhena Moniz, Ambassador of Portugal; Ms Jane Hardy, Assistant Secretary, and Mr Chris Cannan, First Assistant Secretary, Europe and Latin America Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; and Mr Paul Singer MVO, Official Secretary to the Governor-General.

In the afternoon, the Governor-General, as Chancellor of the Order of Australia, and Mrs Hurley, presided at an investiture ceremony for Lieutenant General Scott Berrier, United States Army.