Jenny Bloomfield

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Jenny Bloomfield was a career officer with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) for 29 years, and was most recently Australia’s Representative at the Australian Office in Taiwan.

From 2011-14, Jenny was Australia’s Ambassador to Greece, with non-resident accreditation to Albania, Bulgaria and Romania. She also served as Counsellor and Head of the Political/Strategic Section, and concurrently Liaison Officer for the Australian Office of National Assessments, at the Australian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan (2006-09); accompanied her husband James Bloomfield on posting at the Australian Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2003-06); and was Third, later Second Secretary (Political) at the Australian Embassy in Tehran, Iran (1997-99).

Jenny was DFAT Victoria State Director in Melbourne from 2016-19, leading DFAT’s domestic diplomacy and business engagement in Australia’s second largest state.  In Canberra, Jenny’s positions included Assistant Secretary of DFAT’s Middle East Branch (2010-11), Assistant Secretary, Human Rights and Gender Equality Branch (2014), and Acting First Assistant Secretary and Head, Office for Women, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (2015).

Jenny holds a Master of Arts (Foreign Affairs and Trade) from Monash University and Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Letters from the University of Melbourne. Jenny is a first-generation Greek migrant to Australia and was the first female and the first Greek-born Australian Ambassador to Greece. Jenny was awarded the Hellenic Republic’s Star of Merit and Honour for outstanding contribution to Australia-Greece relations and the Friendship Medal of Diplomacy for her contributions to Australia-Taiwan relations.   Jenny  speaks fluent Greek, as well as Mandarin, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian and Farsi.

What Japan’s new Prime Minister thinks about Indo-Pacific peace
What Japan’s new Prime Minister thinks about Indo-Pacific peace
Shigeru Ishiba will have his hands full with domestic priorities but those same hands are safe on regional security questions.
The right side of history: Taiwan and its “real estate”
The right side of history: Taiwan and its “real estate”
Democratic freedoms in Taiwan have been hard won and deservedly supported strongly by Australia.
We can help keep Taiwan safe by deepening engagement   
We can help keep Taiwan safe by deepening engagement  
As new Taiwan President William Lai takes office, Australia and partners should support democratic Taiwan in maintaining regional peace.
Fostering Indigenous cooperation between Australia and Taiwan
Fostering Indigenous cooperation between Australia and Taiwan
Understanding only grows with knowledge of rich histories and traditions that extend back thousands of years.
Reflecting Australia as a career ambassador
Reflecting Australia as a career ambassador
Australia rightfully has a positive image, even if we’re sometimes better at telling our story abroad than we are at home.
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