On Tuesday 22 June 2010, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC rec...

On Tuesday 22 June 2010, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received the Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, Dr Geoff Raby.

Afterwards, the Governor-General received the Vice President of the People's Republic of China, His Excellency Mr Xi Jinping. In the afternoon, the Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE hosted a lunch in honour of the Vice President of the People's Republic of China. Guests included: Ms Shen Yueyue; Mr Chen Yuan; His Excellency Mr Zhang Junsai; Mr Zhang Zhijun; Mr Liu Tienan; Mr Chen Jian; Mr Shi Zhihong; Mr Yang Ronghai; Mr Cai Run; Mr Ma Jisheng; Mr Xie Bohua; Mr Xue Bing; the Honourable Julie Bishop MP; Mr Graham Bradley AM and Mrs Charlene Bradley; the Honourable Simon Crean MP; His Excellency Mr Claudio de la Puente; Senator the Honourable Alan Ferguson; Mr Andrew Forrest; Professor Peter Fricker OAM and Mrs Robyn Fricker; the Honourable Justice Dyson Heydon AC and Mrs Pamela Heydon; Lieutenant General David Hurley AC DSC and Mrs Linda Hurley; Mr Harry Jenkins MP; Ms Kathy Keele; Deputy Commissioner Michael Phelan APM and Mrs Melinda Phelan; Dr Geoff Raby; Mr Dennis Richardson AO and Mrs Betty Richardson; Mr Andrew Sayers and Ms Perrohean Sperling; and the Honourable Stephen Smith MP. Afterwards, at Defence Establishment Fairbairn, the Governor-General attended the ceremonial arrival of the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, His Excellency Dr Jose Ramos-Horta. Later, at Government House, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce received the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, who remained overnight as a house guest. Earlier, at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, Mr Bryce launched the book ???The Eye's Mind: The Artist and the Draftsman', by Mr Mervyn Moriarty.