Group Training Australia's 2010 Today's Skills: Tomorrow's Leaders program launch; Call by the Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Peru; Dinner

On Tuesday 24 August 2010, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE hosted a morning tea at which the Governor-General launched Group Training Australia's 2010 ‘Today's Skills: Tomorrow's Leaders’ program.

Later, the Governor-General received the Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Peru, Mr John Woods.

In the evening, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce hosted a dinner. Guests included: Wing Commander Philip Arms CSC and Ms Amanda McCue; Dr Xuemei Bai; the Honourable Justice Annabelle Bennett AO and Dr David Bennett AC QC; Mr Jeff Bidstrup and Mrs Marilyn Bidstrup; Mrs Julie Blackburn and Commander Guy Blackburn RAN; Ms Elizabeth Brenchley and Mr Julian Brenchley; Ms Pamela Burton; Major General David Chalmers AO CSC and Mrs Sue Chalmers; Ms Melinda Dodson and Mr Phil Diak; Emeritus Professor Meredith Edwards; Mr Colin Fischer; Ms Faiza El-Higzi; Ms Hester Gascoigne; Ms Louise Hand PSM and Mr Jonathan Burrough; Mr Alan Hicks and Ms Christina Hicks; Mr Brand Hoff and Mrs Peta Hoff; Ms Judith Jones and Professor Michael Coper; Commodore Bruce Kafer AM CSC RAN and Mrs Geraldine Kafer; Mr Chris Kimball and Ms Kerri Pietsch; Professor William Maley AM; Professor Ian O'Connor and Ms Anna Reynolds; Mr David Mason; Dr Christopher Peters AM and Mrs Josephine Peters; Mr Alastair Swayn; Ms Mary-Anne Waldren and Mrs Joan Waldren; Mr Allan Warby OAM and Mrs Margot Warby; Dr Julie West and Mr Glenn Hughes.