Margaret Twomey

Margaret Twomey
AM
Margaret Twomey AM
	Margaret Twomey in 2014
Australian Ambassador to Italy
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 2020
Preceded by	Greg French
Personal details
Born	21 February 1963 (age 61)[citation needed]; Shepparton, Victoria, Australia[citation needed]
Relatives	Patrick Twomey (grandfather)
Alma mater	University of Melbourne (BA)

Margaret Eileen Twomey AM (born 21 February 1963) is Ambassador of Australia to Italy (since July 2020).^[1] She is former High Commissioner of Australia to Fiji, from November 2014 to November 2017.^[2]^[3] Twomey has an honours degree in arts (Russian and French) from the University of Melbourne. Her grandfather Patrick Twomey started the PJ Twomey Hospital for Lepers in Fiji.^[4]^[5]

Former appointments

High Commissioner to Fiji (2014–2017)
Head of Policy Planning, DFAT (2013–2014)
Ambassador to Russia and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Moldova, Belarus (2008–2012), and Ukraine (2008–2009).^[6]
Australia's Ambassador to East Timor (2004–08)^[7]
Deputy High Commissioner in Suva (2000–02)
First Secretary and Counsellor in London (1995–2000)
Third, later Second Secretary in Belgrade (1990–92)

^ "Ambassador to Italy". Minister for Foreign Affairs. 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ Fox, Liam (2 December 2014). "Australia's High Commissioner to Fiji, Margaret Twomey, takes up post two years after appointment". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014.
^ "Career diplomat Margaret Twomey is new Fiji high commissioner". The Australian. News Corp. AAP. 31 October 2014.
^ "Twomey, Patrick Joseph – Biography – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Retrieved 18 February 2015.
^ Martin, Declan (19 October 2017). "Women take the reins". Shepparton News. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ Smith, Stephen (30 April 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Russia" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015.
^ Downer, Alexander (7 April 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to East Timor" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Paul Foley	Australian Ambassador to East Timor 2004–2008	Succeeded by Peter Heyward
Preceded by Bob Tyson	Australian Ambassador to Russia Australian Ambassador to Kazakhstan 2008–2011	Succeeded by Paul Myler
Preceded by Bob Tyson	Australian Ambassador to Ukraine (resident in Moscow) 2008–2009	Succeeded by Michael Potts (resident in Vienna)
Preceded by James Batley	Australian High Commissioner to Fiji 2014–2017	Succeeded by John Feakes
Preceded by Greg French	Australian Ambassador to Italy 2020–	Incumbent

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