Claire Rochecouste

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Claire Rochecouste
Australian Ambassador to Portugal
In office
28 June 2019 – 30 September 2022
Preceded byPeter Rayner
Succeeded byIndra McCormick
Personal details
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater
OccupationSenior career officer with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
ProfessionDiplomat

Claire Rochecouste is an Australian career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She served as the Australian Ambassador to Portugal, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe between 2019[1] and 2022. Before that, she was the Director of the Levant and Iran Section.[2]

Rochecouste earned a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School (attended with a "prestigious RG Menzies Scholarship to Harvard for 2017"),[3] Bachelor of Business from Monash University and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Australia appoints new ambassador to Portugal". Mirage News. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Ambassador to Portugal". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Australian Government. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Harvard scholars set their sights on improving international security issues and strengthening indigenous peoples' relationship with the environment". Harvard Club of Australia. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Peter Rayner
Australian Ambassador to Portugal,
Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe

2019–2022
Succeeded by
Indra McCormick