ACRI Ambassadors Series: David Irvine and Ric Smith in Canberra

The Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI) is an independent, non-partisan research institute established in 2014 by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Chinese studies centres exist in other Australian universities. UTS:ACRI, however, is Australia’s first and only research institute devoted to studying the relationship of these countries.UTS:ACRI seeks to inform Australia’s engagement with China through research, analysis and dialogue grounded in scholarly rigour.

Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney (UTS:ACRI)

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<H2>Ambassadors Series Panel #2: David Irvine and Ric Smith  </H2>
The Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI) at the University of Technology Sydney is delighted to invite our Canberra supporters to the second panel event in our ‘Ambassadors Series’ featuring former Australian Ambassadors to China David Irvine and Ric Smith.
 
David Irvine was Australian Ambassador to China 2000-2003. He was Director General of ASIS 2003-2009, Director General of ASIO 2009-2014 and has recently been appointed to the Foreign Investment Review Board. 
 
Ric Smith was Australian Ambassador to China 1996-2000. He was also Ambassador to Indonesia 2001-2002, Secretary of the Department of Defence 2002-2006 and Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2009 to 2013.
 
Drawing on the insights of their time in Beijing, our panel will share their unique understanding of what has built the China we know today. 
 
We will quiz them about the issues that dominated their terms; about the lessons they learnt; about the rapid changes in China that occurred on their watch and what all this means for Australia-China relations in 2016.
 
Join us in Canberra to hear this fascinating discussion, moderated by ACRI Director Bob Carr. 
 
This event has been made possible with the kind support of the <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/celestial-empire?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=celestial-empire" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">National Library of Australia</A>.

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