Media Releases from the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

Media releases from the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

1999 | Index

Release of Hostages - Indian Airlines Flight IC-814 (31 December)
Cape Leeuwin Nuclear Test Monitoring Station (23 December)
Australia-China Council Awards (21 December)
Visit to the South Pacific and Macau (14 December)
Australia Commits to International Criminal Court (12 December)
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) - Ratification by Australia (12 December)
Death of Franjo Tudjman, President of Croatia (11 December)
Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the United States of America (5 December)
Move to Claim Extended Antarctic Continental Shelf (2 December)
Northern Ireland: The Way Forward (2 December)
Australia Elected to UNESCO Executive Board (16 November)
Australia Joins Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (16 November)
Release of James Peng (14 November)
Visit to the Philippines and Thailand (12 November)
Launch of International Cultural Promotion Strategy (11 November)
Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to China (8 November)
Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Malaysia (4 November)
Visit to the United States of America (31 October)
Appointment of New Director General of AusAID (28 October)
Parliamentary Travel to East Timor (28 October)
Assassination of Armenian Prime Minister (28 October)
Indonesia: New Cabinet (26 October)
East Timor : Security Council Resolution on UNTAET (26 October)
Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to New Zealand (25 October)
Indonesia: Vice-Presidential Election (21 October)
UNESCO Director-General: Japanese Victory (21 October)
Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Kiribati (20 October)
Visit to Thailand And Singapore (18 October)
US Senate Failure on Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (14 October)
Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Venezuela (13 October)
Cyprus Foreign Minister Welcomes Australian Initiative (8 October)
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (7 October)
East Timor - Japanese Contribution to Interfet Trust Fund (6 October)
Bougainville - the Way Ahead - Extension of Suspension of Provisional Government (1 October)
Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to Malta (30 September)
Diplomatic Appointment : Consul-General in Guangzhou (28 September)
Australia Commits to De-nuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula (28 September)
Visit to the United Nations (24 September)
Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador To Croatia (20 September)
Australia Welcomes Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga to United Nations (15 September)
Australian Representation In East Timor (8 September)
Australia - China Consular Agreement and Agreement on Consular Functions in Macau (8 September)
Middle East Peace Process: Signing Of The Revised Wye River Agreement (6 September)
East Timor - Australian Response To Security Situation (6 September)
East Timor - Announcement of Ballot Result (4 September)
East Asia-Latin America Forum (3 September)
East Asia Leaders' Dialogue, Coolum, 2-4 September 1999 (3 September)
Australian Aid Workers Released (2 September)
Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Tonga (31 August 1999)
Australian Official Observer Delegation For The East Timor Ballot (25 August)
Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador To Nepal (19 August)
Changes in Australia's Overseas Representation (7 August)
Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador To Chile (5 August)
Dr Neelan Tiruchelvam (3 August)
Pratt And Wallace - Letter To Yugoslav Foreign Minister (3 August)
Visit To Papua New Guinea (27 July)
Release of Tokyo Forum Report (27 July)
International Small Arms Issues : An Australian Policy Framework (23 July)
Pratt And Wallace Appeal Decision (22 July)
Special Envoy For Cyprus To Continue Consultations (20 July)
Visit To Singapore And Indonesia (20 July)
East Timor - UN Secretary General's Decision To Proceed With Voter Registration (15 July)
East Timor - UNAMET - Delay in Registration Period (11 July)
Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Solomon Islands (7 July)
Visit To China (7 July)
Landmines Ban Convention Enters Into Force For Australia (1 July)
Tim's "Win-Win" Career (30 June)
Re-Location Of Passport Information Service Call Centre (23 June)
Labor And East Timor (23 June)
Australia-DPRK Talks To Be Held In Bangkok (23 June)
Charges Laid Against Sam Bith And Chhuk Rin (22 June)
Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Bangladesh (21 June)
Diplomatic Appointment: Consul-General In Hong Kong (15 June)
Australian to head UNAMET Civilian Police contingent for East Timor (14 June)
Australia's Culture a Key Export Earner (11 June)
Visit to New Zealand and the United States (10 June)
Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Fiji (8 June)
Trial And Conviction Of Nuon Paet (7 June)
Australian Candidate for Director-General of UNESCO (7 June)
Diplomatic Appointment: Consul in Dili (4 June)
East Timor - Military Liaison Officers (2 June)
Japan's Decision on Southern Bluefin Tuna Unacceptable (1 June) - Joint Media Release with Mark Vaile, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries And Forestry
Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam (1 June)
Pratt And Wallace Convicted (29 May)
Australia Welcomes Nigeria's Resumption Of Full Commonwealth Membership (29 May)
Australian Observers To Assist Indonesian Elections (28 May)
Opening Of The Australian Consulate In East Timor (27 May)
Israel Elections (19 May)
Cambodia-Anouncement of Trial Date for Nuon Paet (19 May)
Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea (19 May)
Pratt And Wallace Indictments (14 May)
Waiver of Fees to Replace Passports Damaged or Lost as a Result of Cyclones Vance and Elaine (12 May)
Joint Statement by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, the Hon Tim Fischer, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Alexander Downer (11 May)
1999-2000 Aid Budget: Responding to our Neighbours' Needs (11 May)
NATO Bombing Of Chinese Embassy (10 May)
Death of Foreign Office Minister (10 May)
Yemen Tourist Killings: Outcome of Trial (6 May)
East Timor - Signature of Tripartite Agreement (6 May)
Bougainville: First Anniversary of the Ceasefire (30 April)
East Timor: Agreement at UN Tripartite Talks (24 April)
Australia Welcomes New Accord Between Leaders of Papua New Guinea and Bougainville (23 April)
Brereton Claims Disgusting (23 April)
CARE Australia Workers: Consular Access (20 April)
Visit To Japan And Singapore (20 April)
Detention of Care Workers - Appointment of Special Envoy (19 April)
New Licences for International Broadcasting (19 April) - Joint release with the Minister for Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts, Richard Alston
Violence in East Timor (18 April)
Australia Welcomes New Ratifications Of The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (16 April)
U.N. Efforts To Secure Release Of Australian Aid Workers (15 April)
Australia Regrets Pakistani Missile Test (14 April)
Anwar Ibrahim (14 April)
Australia Regrets Indian Missile Test (12 April)
Missing Australian Aid Workers (12 April)
Appointment of Chairman and Eight Members to the Australia-India Council (9 April)
East Timor: Reports of Incident at Liquica (7 April)
Yugoslavia: NATO Airstrikes (24 March)
Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Philippines (24 March)
Mr Beazley's Speech and the Asia Pacific Region (17 March)
East Timor: Tripartite Talks (12 March)
NATO: New Members: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland (12 March)
New Trade And Economic Relations Agreement With Fiji (11 March)
Towards A Stronger International Regime Against Biological Weapons (11 March)
Australia International Cultural Council: Meeting In Perth
Nigeria: Presidential Elections
Australia Warns-Off Foreign Fishing Vessel In Sub-Antarctic (24 February) - Joint release with Minister For Agriculture, Fisheries And Forestry, Mark Vaile and Minister For Environment And Heritage, Robert Hill
Visit To Singapore, Indonesia And Portugal (18 February)
Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador For Disarmament (18 February)
Sherman Report (16 February)
New Chairman For The Australia-Japan Foundation (16 February)
One Hundred Years Of Australia's Engagement With Asia (11 February) - Joint release with Minister for Trade, Tim Fischer
Partnership 2000 Action Plan Consolidates Australia-Germany Cooperation (2 February)
Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador To Germany (2 February)
Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador To United Arab Emirates (28 January)
Indonesia - New Flexibility On East Timor (28 January)
Deaths Of Three Australians In India (25 January)
Bouganville: Health and Safety Concerns (22 January)
Visit To The United Arab Emirates, World Economic Forum, The United Kingdom, Germany And Belgium (21 January)
Australia Condemns Kosovo Massacre (18 January)
Australia Ratifies Landmines Ban Convention (15 January)
Australian Government Historic Policy Shift On East Timor (12 January)
Australian UN Worker in Angola (3 January)

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