Canberra, ACT; Sydney, NSW

On Tuesday 19 July 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, hosted a ceremony at which the Governor-General issued the Instrument of Appointment and Oath of Office to the Prime Minister, the Honourable Malcolm Turnbull MP.

Afterwards, the Governor-General presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.

Later, the Governor-General issued the Instruments of Appointment of Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries to their respective offices.

Then, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove hosted a ceremony at which the Governor-General issued the Oaths and Affirmations of Office and Executive Councillor to the newly appointed Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries: the Honourable Barnaby Joyce MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources; the Honourable Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs; Senator the Honourable George Brandis QC, Attorney-General; Senator the Honourable Fiona Nash, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Local Government and Territories and Minister for Regional Communications; the Honourable Scott Morrison MP, Treasurer; the Honourable Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Defence Industry; Senator the Honourable Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance; Senator the Honourable Nigel Scullion, Minister for Indigenous Affairs; Senator the Honourable Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications and Minister for the Arts; Senator the Honourable Marise Payne, Minister for Defence; the Honourable Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection; the Honourable Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science; the Honourable Sussan Ley MP, Minister for Health and Aged Care and Minister for Sport; Senator the Honourable Michaelia Cash, Minister for Employment and Minister for Women; Senator the Honourable Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education and Training; Senator the Honourable Arthur Sinodinos AO, Cabinet Secretary; the Honourable Josh Frydenberg MP, Minister for the Environment and Energy; the Honourable Christian Porter MP, Minister for Social Services; the Honourable Kelly O’Dwyer, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services; the Honourable Steven Ciobo MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment; the Honourable Darren Chester MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport; Senator the Honourable Matt Canavan, Minister for Resources and Northern Australia; the Honourable Michael Keenan MP, Minister for Justice; the Honourable Paul Fletcher MP, Minister for Urban Infrastructure; Senator the Honourable Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Minister for International Development and the Pacific; Senator the Honourable Scott Ryan, Special Minister of State; the Honourable Alan Tudge MP, Minister for Human Services; the Honourable Michael McCormack MP, Minister for Small Business; the Honourable Karen Andrews MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training; the Honourable Alex Hawke MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection; the Honourable Ken Wyatt AM MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aged Care; Senator the Honourable Anne Ruston, Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources; Senator the Honourable James McGrath, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister; the Honourable Jane Prentice MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services for Disability Services; the Honourable Angus Taylor MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation; the Honourable Keith Pitt MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment; the Honourable Craig Laundy MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science; the Honourable Luke Hartsuyker MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources; Senator Zed Seselja, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services for Multicultural Affairs; and the Honourable Dr David Gillespie MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aged Care.

In the evening, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General received the Australian Deputy Head of Mission to the United States of America, Ms Caroline Millar.

Afterwards, the Governor-General received the Vice President of the United States of America, the Honorable Joseph R Biden Jr, the Ambassador of the United States of America, His Excellency Mr John Berry, and the Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President, the Honorable Ely Ratner.

Later, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove hosted a dinner in honour of the Vice President of the United States of America. Guests included: the Honorable Cara Abercrombie; the Honourable Mike Baird MP and Mrs Kerryn Baird; the Honorable Kate Bedingfield; His Excellency Mr John Berry and Mr Curtis Yee; Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin AC and Mrs Gitte Binskin; the Honourable Julie Bishop MP and Mr David Panton; Professor Tom Calma AO and Mrs Heather Calma; Mr Philip Corne and Mrs Kerrie Corne; Ms Maureen Dougherty; Mr Andrew Fairley AM and Ms Natasha Bowness; Mr Don Graves; Mr Ben Harris; Professor Simon Jackman and Ms Janet Gibson; His Excellency Mr Charles Lepani and Dr Katherine Lepani; the Honorable Hugo Llorens and Mrs Lisett Llorens; Mr Niels Marquardt; Professor John Mattick AO and Dr Louise Mattick; Ms Caroline Millar; Mr Darrin Mitchell and Mrs Angela Mitchell; the Honourable John Olsen AO and Mrs Julie Olsen; Dr Martin Parkinson PSM and Dr Heather Smith PSM; Senator the Honourable Stephen Parry and Mrs Allison Parry; the Honourable Tanya Plibersek MP and Mr Michael Coutts-Trotter; the Honorable Ely Ratner; Ms Debra Richards; the Honorable Daniel Russel; Professor Brian Schmidt AC; the Honourable Bill Shorten MP and Mrs Chloe Shorten; the Honourable Tony Smith MP; the Honourable Malcolm Turnbull MP and Ms Lucy Turnbull AO; and Professor Helen Zorbas AO and Professor David Gillett AM.