On Wednesday 28 March 2007, at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra, Their Excellencies the Governor-General, Ma...

On Wednesday 28 March 2007, at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra, Their Excellencies the Governor-General, Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery attended the Business Leaders' Forum on Climate Change, at which the Governor-General delivered the opening address.

Afterwards, at Government House Canberra, the Governor-General received the recipient of the 2006 Youth Achievement Award sponsored by the Returned and Services League, Denmark, WA, Miss Morgan Dines, accompanied by Mrs Jane Dines. Later, the Governor-General and Mrs Jeffery received the Minister Mentor in the Government of the Republic of Singapore, His Excellency Mr Lee Kuan Yew and Mrs Lee Kuan Yew, accompanied by the Deputy High Commissioner for the Republic of Singapore, Mr Cheong Ming Foong; the Principal Private Secretary to the Minister Mentor, Colonel Lee Seow Hiang and the Australian High Commissioner in the Republic of Singapore, Mr??Miles Kupa. In the evening, Their Excellencies hosted a dinner for delegates attending the Business Leaders' Forum on Climate Change. Guests were: Mr Howard Bamsey, PSM; Dr Simon Barrett; Mr Greg Bourne; Mr Shane Breheny; Ms Lynelle Briggs; Mr Mark Chellew; Mr Elliot Diringer; Mr John Ellice-Flint; Miss Su-Lin Garbutt; Mr John Hartigan; Dr Allan Hawke; Mr??Michael Hawker; Mr Don Henry; Mr Nick Holder; Mr Robert Hogarth; Mr Gerry Hueston; Dr David Iverach; Mr Paul Johnson; Mrs Caroline Johnston; Mr Doug Jukes; Her Excellency the Right Honourable Helen Liddell; His Excellency Mr Robert McCallum, Jr and Mrs Mary McCallum; Professor Warwick McKibbin; Dr Steve Morton; Mr??Mark Paterson; Mr Robert Purves; Mr Anton Roux; Mr Michael Roux and Mrs Veronica Roux; Mr Nicholas Rowley; Dr Peter Shergold, AC; Mr John Stanley; Professor Will Steffen; Sir Nicholas Stern; and Mr Guy Templeton. Earlier, the Governor-General was represented at Fairbairn ACT at the arrival and departure from Canberra of the President of the Republic of Uganda, His Excellency Mr??Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the Honourable Mrs Janet Kataha Museveni, by Mr??Brien Hallett, Deputy Official Secretary to the Governor-General; and afterwards, at Sydney International Airport at the departure from Australia, by Commander Ted Wynberg, RAN, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.