On Wednesday 16 July 2008, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General, His Excellency Major Ge...

On Wednesday 16 July 2008, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General, His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC received the Special Operations Commander - Australia, Major General Tim McOwan DSC CSM.

In the evening, at Governor Macquarie Tower, Sydney, the Governor-General and Her Excellency Mrs Marlena Jeffery, as guests of the Premier on New South Wales, The Honourable Morris Iemma MP and Mrs Santina Iemma, attended a State Reception hosted in their honour. Earlier, at Sydney International Airport, the Governor-General was represented at the arrival in Australia of the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, His Excellency Dr Jose Ramos-Horta, by Commander Michael J. Hickey RAN, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.