On Monday 14 December 2009, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.

Afterwards, the Governor-General received a farewell call from the Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, His Excellency Mr Thanh Tan Nguyen. Later, the Governor-General received the Ambassador-designate to the United States of America, the Honourable Professor Kim Beazley AC. In the afternoon, the Governor-General, as Patron, and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted a reception for Pro Musica.