On Friday, 30 March 2007, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency Major ...

On Friday, 30 March 2007, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC, received from His Excellency Mr Zhang Junsai, Letters of Credence accrediting him as Ambassador of the People's Republic of China. The Ambassador was accompanied by Mr??Li??Jiangning (Minister/Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission); Mr Liu Zuozhang (Minister/Counsellor (Commerce)); and Colonel Tong Jie (Deputy Military Attache), Embassy of the People's Republic of China.

Afterwards, the Governor-General received from His Excellency Mr Mr Mahmoud Movahedi, Letters of Credence accrediting him as Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Ambassador was accompanied by Mr Mohammad B. Beigi Dezfouli (Minister/Counsellor); Mr Mahommad A. Najirad (Counsellor); and Mr??Hassan Askari Yazdi (Counsellor), Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Later, the Governor-General received from His Excellency Mr Valentyn Adomaytis, Letters of Credence accrediting him as Ambassador of Ukraine. The Ambassador was accompanied by Mr Serhii Bilohub (First Secretary) and Ms Nataliia Lopatina (Third Secretary), Embassy of Ukraine. The Governor-General and Her Excellency Mrs Marlena Jeffery also received Mrs Alla Adomaytis. Then, the Governor-General received from His Excellency Mr Yousif Khalifa Abdullah al-Sada, Letters of Credence accrediting him as Ambassador of the State of Qatar. The Ambassador was accompanied by Mr Battal Muajeb Battal Al-Dosari (Counsellor), Embassy of the State of Qatar. Afterwards, the Governor-General and Mrs Jeffery hosted a luncheon in honour of: the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China; the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran; the Ambassador of Ukraine and Mrs Adomaytis; and the Ambassador of the State of Qatar. Other guests were: Professor Masud Behnia and Dr Susie Behnia; Mr Jaroslav Duma, OAM and Mrs Mary Duma; Mr??Peter Grey; Mr Ian Grigg, AM and Mrs Jillian Grigg; Mr John Grill and Ms??Peta-Lyn Farwagi; Mr??Kevin Hobgood-Brown and Mrs Lucy Hobgood-Brown; Mr??Mitchell Hooke; Mr??Stefan Romaniw, OAM; Professor Amin Saikal, AM and Ms??Mary-Louise Hickey; Mr Ric Smith, AO, PSM and Mrs Janet Smith; The Honourable Warwick Smith; Mrs??Marta Stachurski and Professor Zbigniew Stachurski; Mr Bruce Tye and Mrs Gill Tye; Emeritus Professor Mark Wainwright, AM; and Mr Jurij Wasyluk and Mrs Irene Wasyluk.