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Event | Breakfast with Australia’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China
03-29-18 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 am
On 29th March 2018, AustCham will host an exclusive breakfast with Australia’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Ms Jan Adams AO PSM.
This event will provide the Australian business community in Beijing with a unique opportunity to hear from the Ambassador and gain valuable insight into the Australia-China bilateral relationship. Over breakfast, the Ambassador will provide an update followed by a Q&A.
As numbers will be limited, we encourage you to indicate your expression of interest to attend as soon as possible.
Event Details:
Date: Thursday March 29, 2018
Time: 8:00AM- 9:30AM (Registration from 7:30AM)
Price: Members 250RMB | Non-members 350RMB
Venue: The Opposite House (瑜舍)
Address: Taikoo Li Sanlitun North, No. 11 Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China 10002
北京市朝阳区三里屯路11号三里屯太古里 北区
To confirm your attendance, please send your RSVP to events@austcham.org by Tuesday 27 March.
Ms Jan Adams AO PSM
Ms Adams is Australia’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China and took up her appointment in February 2016.
Ms Adams is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She was appointed Deputy Secretary in April 2013 with responsibility for trade and economic issues. In this role she was chief negotiator overseeing conclusion of Free Trade Agreements with China, Korea and Japan. Previously, Ms Adams was First Assistant Secretary, Free Trade Agreement Division.
Ms Adams served as Ambassador for the Environment and Ambassador for Climate Change between 2005 and 2008, and as Minister Counsellor (Trade) in Washington from 2000 to 2004.
From 1993 to 1996, Ms Adams worked as an Adviser to the Minister for Trade and Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Senator Peter Cook. She also previously worked in the OECD Environment and Trade Directorates in Paris.
Ms Adams joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 1999 as Assistant Secretary, APEC Branch.
Ms Adams was awarded the Public Service Medal (PSM) in 2007 for outstanding public service in pursuing Australia’s international objectives on trade and the environment. In 2016 she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to international relations through the advancement of Australia’s diplomatic and free trade relationships, particularly with the United States of America, South Korea, Japan and China.
Raised in Wodonga, Victoria, she holds Bachelor of Economics (Hons) and Bachelor of Law (Hons) degrees from Monash University, and is married with one child.