On Tuesday 24 June 2008, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency Major G...

On Tuesday 24 June 2008, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.

In the afternoon, the Governor-General received the Australian Ambassador-designate to the Kingdom of Thailand, Mr Paul Grigson. Afterwards, the Governor-General and Her Excellency Mrs Marlena Jeffery received a farewell call from the Ambassador of Switzerland, His Excellency Mr Christian Muhlethaler and Mrs Ruth Muhlethaler. In the evening, the Governor-General, as Patron-in-Chief, and Mrs Jeffery hosted a dinner for board members of the Sir Winston Churchill Trust. Guests included: Miss Elizabeth Alexander AM and Mr Timothy Dixon; Dr Barry Appleton OAM and Mrs Shirley Appleton; Mr Robert Beggs AM and Mrs Margaret Beggs; Ms Jenny Blokland and Mr Jamie Gallacher; Ms Jane Brazier; Ms Tracey Cain and Mr Alastair Furnival; Ms Alexandra Cannon and Mr Bill Holmes; Mr Ian Castles AO OBE and Mrs Glenice Castles; Mr Andrew Collis and Mr Ivan Stinton; Mr Gordon Dickinson and Mrs Alexandra Dickinson; Mr Lloyd Guthrey and Mrs Jan Guthrey; The Honourable Justice Robyn Layton; Mr Clay O'Brien; Mr Ian Patrick; Sir David Smith KCVO AO and Lady Smith; Ms Louise Stenhouse and Mr Phil Hurst; The Honourable Justice Sally Thomas AM; Mr Bill Turner and Mrs Karin Turner; Mr Paul Tys CSC and Mrs Lori Tys; The Honourable Justice Margaret White; Dr Jane Wilson; and Mrs Margaret Wright and Mr Paul Wright.