Photo Gallery

Visit to Italy and the Middle East, June 2008

Afghanistan

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• Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith with the Special Operations Task Group in Tarin Kowt Afghanistan
• Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith meets the new Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (COMISAF) Afghanistan, General David D. McKiernan
• Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith chats with RAAF SQNLDR Paul Muscat at ISAF HQ in Kabul. SQNLDR Muscat, from Chifley in Canberra, works with ISAF's counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) team and is one of 27 ADF personnel embedded in the ISAF headquarters.
• The Commander of Australian Forces in the Middle East Area of Operations, MAJGEN Mike Hindmarsh, talks with the Senior Australian Representative at ISAF HQ in Kabul, COL Alison Creagh and Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith while the Foreign Minister was visiting ISAF HQ in Kabul.  A total of 27 ADF personnel serve at ISAF HQ as part of Australia's commitment to Afghanistan.
• Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith meets CPL Mark Joslin (R) and WO1 Robert Goodman (C) while visiting ISF HQ in Kabul. CPL Joslin and WO1 Goodman are among 27 Australian Defence Force personnel embedded in ISAF headquarters.
• Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith meets MAJ Jamie Hackett at ISAF HQ in Kabul. MAJ Hackett, from Brisbane, is one of 27 ADF personnel serving alongside their coalition allies at ISAF HQ.
• Smith in Tarin Kowt with RTF4 personnel © Commonwealth of Australia. Photos courtesy of Department of Defence

Baghdad

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• Australia's Ambassador to Iraq, Marc Innes-Brown, shows Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith around the Embassy compound
• Australia's Ambassador to Iraq, Marc Innes-Brown, shows Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith around the Embassy compound

© Commonwealth of Australia. Photos courtesy of Department of Defence

Rome

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• Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith at the Vatican
• Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith at the Vatican

Photos (c) Commonwealth of Australia