On Monday 23 February 2009, at Government House Sydney, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and...

On Monday 23 February 2009, at Government House Sydney, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended a luncheon hosted by the Governor of New South Wales Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO and Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE.

Afterwards, at the Sofitel Wentworth, Sydney, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce attended the launch of the Pacific Friends of the Global Fund, at which the Governor-General delivered an address. Afterwards, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce hosted a dinner for senior board members of the Pacific Foundation. Guests included: the Honourable Sir Peter Barter, Kt OBE; Dr Christoph Benn; Ms Natasha Bilimoria; Mr Bill Bowtell; Ms Ita Buttrose AO OBE; Dr Daniel Carucci; Mr Charles Chauvel; the Right Honourable Helen Clark and Professor Peter Davis; Mr Ian Clarke; Professor Tony Cunningham; Professor John De Wit; Ms Helen Evans; Mr George Frazis; the Honourable Dr Geoffrey Gallop AC; Mr Jason Glanville; Mr Allan Gyngell; Ms Jane Halton PSM; Mr Graeme Head; Professor John Kaldor; Professor Michel Kazatchkine; the Honourable Duncan Kerr SC MP; Professor Michael Kidd; Dr Graeme Killer AO; the Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG; Dr Martine Letts; Mr Frank Lowy AC; Mr David Marr; His Excellency Dr Nelson Martins; Dr Nafsiah Mboi; Dr Wendy McCarthy AO; the Honourable Bob McMullan MP; Mr Matthew Mitcham OAM; Lady Morauta; Mr Allan Moss AO and Mrs Irene Moss AO; Professor Robyn Norton; Mr Brad Orgill; Mr Murray Proctor; Mrs Heather Ridout; Mr Mark Ryan; Ms Uschi Schreiber; Ms Julianne Schultz; Mr Ed Scott and Ms Cheryl Scott; Dr Gene Sherman; Ms Deena Shiff; Ms Anne Templeman-Jones; Mr Peter Thompson; His Excellency Mr Louis-Charles Viossat; Ms Janine Walker; Mr Bill Whittaker AM; Dr Alex Wodak; and Mr Tadashi Yamamoto. Earlier, at Melbourne International Airport, the Governor-General was represented at the departure from Australia of Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, by Captain Frank Kresse ADC RANR, an Honorary Aide-de-camp.