Ceremonial Welcome and State Lunch for the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

On Tuesday 9 July 2013, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, received the Australian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Mr Miles Armitage.

Afterwards, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce hosted a Ceremonial Welcome for the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, His Excellency Mr Taur Matan Ruak and Her Excellency Mrs Isabel da Costa Ferreira.

Later, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce hosted a State Lunch in honour of the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. Guests included: Mr António Manuel Graveto Dos Ramos André; Ms Maria Bohan and Professor Adrian Evans; Mr Licinio Antonio Tilman Miranda Branco; Mr Gerard Brown; His Excellency Ambassador Joao Freitas de Câmara; Mr Kirk Coningham; the Honourable John Dowd AO QC and Mrs Jill Dowd; Mr Denis Fernandez and Ms Mary-Ellen Feeney; Ms Solange Maria Remedios Ramos Filipe; Mr Caetano da Costa Freitas; Ms Isabel Antonia da Costa Galhos; His Excellency Mr Abel Guterres; His Excellency Mr Jose Luis Guterres; Ms Dimity Fifer and Mr Iain Walker; Professor Barney Glover; Associate Professor Michael Hollands and Professor Jane Young; Mr David Jackson and Mrs Cherilyne Jackson; Mr Roger Martin; Assistance Commissioner Mandy Newton APM; Mr Neville Tomkins OAM and Mrs Jenny Tomkins; and Mr Marcelino Ximenes.