PETER WOOLCOTT
Curriculum Vitae
CAREER:
2010 – present DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva and Ambassador for Disarmament
- President of United Nations Compensation Commission (2013 – present) - President of the United Nations Final Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (2013) - Chair of the UNAIDS Program Coordinating Board (2013 – present) - Chair of the First Preparatory Commission of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (2012) - Chair of the Executive Board of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2011)
2009 DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE Ambassador for People Smuggling Issues
2007-2009 DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE First Assistant Secretary South-East Asia Division
2004-2007 AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR TO ITALY AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE FOOD & AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION AND THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
2002-2004 OFFICE OF THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS Chief of Staff to the Minister
2001-2002 AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY, JAKARTA Minister and Deputy Head of Mission
1998-2001 AUSTRALIAN CONSULATE-GENERAL, HONOLULU Consul-General and Representative to US Commander-in-Chief Pacific
1998 DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE Assistant Secretary (Special Projects) South and South East Asia Division
1994-1997 AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY, MANILA Deputy Chief of Mission
1992-1994 DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE Director, Human Rights Section
1991-1992 SYDNEY OLYMPICS 2000 BID Executive Manager, International Bid Relations
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1990-1991 DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE Director, Sea Law and Ocean Policy Section
1989-1990 BOND CORPORATION HOLDINGS LIMITED International Adviser
1987-1988 AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY, BUENOS AIRES First Secretary and Deputy Head of Mission
1984-1986 OFFICE OF THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION Adviser to the Leader of the Opposition and subsequently Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Andrew Peacock
1984 DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Acting Section Head, Multilateral Legal Affairs
1983 THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY Australian Delegate to the Sixth (Legal) Committee
1981-1983 AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION, KINGSTON Third Secretary
1977-1981 BARRISTER-AT-LAW, SYDNEY BAR
EDUCATION:
1979-1980 THE FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY, TUFTS/HARVARD (Massachusetts, USA) Awarded the degree of Master of Arts
1977 COLLEGE OF LAW (Sydney, Australia)
1972-1976 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Canberra, Australia) Awarded the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
1966-1971 CANBERRA GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Canberra, Australia)
PERSONAL:
Born 19 October 1953. Married with three children.