Speeches

All speeches

Aid-related speeches are also available from AusAID

November 2002

• The Challenge of International Terrorism in the Asia-Pacific Region
  Speech to the Foreign Correspondents' Association , 26 November 2002
  
  
• Building Stability, Security and Growth
  Opening Address by at the Australia-PNG Ministerial Forum
  Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 15 November 2002
  
  
• Terrorism and Stability in the Region: The Australian Government's Perspective
  to the Australian Chamber of Commerce
  Shanghai, 11 November 2002
  
  
• The Symposium on Art, Technology and the New Performer
  Shanghai, 11 November 2002
  
  
• Launch of Celebrate Australia
  Shanghai, 10 November 2002
  
  
• The Opening of the Robin Best Ceramics Exhibition
  Shanghai, 10 November 2002
  
  
• The Launch of the Australian Friendship Collection
  Shanghai, 10 November 2002
  
  
• Australia and Japan: Challenges and Opportunities
  at the opening of The Australia-Japan Conference for a Creative Partnership
  Tokyo, Japan, 7 November 2002
  
  
• Australia's Security Policy: New Challenges, Enduring Interests
  at the Royal United Services Institute of Australia
  South Australia, 4 November 2002

October 2002

• The Global Strategic Environment: An Australian Perspective
  to Chatham house,
  London, 31 October 2002
  
  
• Australia and Recognition of the People's Republic of China: 1949-1972
  Speech by the Attorney-General on behalf of the Minister for Foreign Affairs
  at the launch of the Documents in Australian Foreign Policy publication
  Canberra, 17 October 2002
  
  
• Fiji: Ready and Open for Business
  Keynote Address by to the Australia-Fiji and Fiji-Australia Business Councils
  14 October 2002
  
  
• Liberalism and the Challenges of Building an Open Society
  at the 25^th Annual Menzies Lecture
  Parliament House, Melbourne, 10 October 2002
  
  
• Plenary Session: managing Asia's Security Threats
  at the East Asia Economic Summit 2002
  Kuala Lumpur, 7 October 2002

September 2002

• Australian Aid: Investing in Growth, Stability and Prosperity
  Eleventh statement to the Parliament on Australia's development cooperation program, Parliament House, Canberra, 24 September 2002
  
  
• Iraq: Weapons of Mass Destruction
  Statement by The Minister for Foreign Affairs
  Parliament House, Canberra, 17 September 2002
  
  
• Making a Difference: What the United Nations Can and Should Deliver
  Statement to the 57^th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
  New York, 13 September 2002.
  
  
• Australians and New Zealanders on 11 September
  Remarks at a memorial service for victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center, New York City
  11 September 2002
  
  
• Trade Influences: Where Next?
  Keynote address at the Australian Davos Connection Leadership Retreat
  Hayman Island, 8 September 2002

August 2002

• The Strategic Importance of a Free Trade Agreement to Australia-United States Relations
  at the Australian APEC Studies Centre conference on 'The Impact of an Australian-United States Free Trade Agreement: Foreign Policy Challenges and Economic Opportunities'
  Canberra, 29 August 2002
  
  
• Australia's Foreign Policy & International Relations
  Royal United Services Institute of Australia
  Canberra, 21 August 2002
  
  
• Treaties and Community Debate: Towards Informed Consent
  Launch of the Australian Treaties Database
  Canberra, 20 August 2002

July 2002

• Meeting the Challenges of a Changing Global and Regional Environment
  at the opening plenary session of the Fourth Australia-Korea Forum
  Hobart, 17 July 2002
  
  
• Australia and the United States: A Dynamic and Diverse Relationship
  Dallas, 12 July 2002

June 2002

• The Inter-Korean Relationship in the Post September 11 Environment: An Asia-Pacific Regional Perspective
  Speech to the Second Korea-Australasia Research Centre International Symposium
  Sydney, 12 June 2002
  
  
• Doing Business with East Timor
  Speech at the launch of the Australia East Timor Business Council at The First Nation of the Millennium
  12 June 2002

May 2002

• East Timor: Birth of a Nation
  Statement
  15 May 2002
  
  
• Advancing the National Interest: Australia's Foreign Policy Challenge
  Speech at the National Press Club
  Canberra, 7 May 2002

April 2002

• Australia and India: Partners into the Future
  Speech to the Confederation of Indian Industry,
  New Delhi, 22 April 2002.
  
  
• Opening of the Cape Leeuwin Hydro-Acoustic Station
  at the opening of the Cape Leeuwin Hydro-acoustic Station
  Cape Leeuwin, 15 April 2002
  
  
• Baudin Bicentenary: Announcement of Australia's Indigenous Film Gift to France
  Announcement of Australia's indigenous film gift to France on the occasion of the Baudin Bicentnenary
  Adelaide, 5 April 2002

March 2002

• Consultation And Scrutiny: Treaties And The Development Of Public Policy
  at the Treaties in the Global Environment Seminar
  Canberra, 13 March 2002
• Australia and the United States: Shared Interests
  American Chamber of Commerce in Australia
  Melbourne, 8 March 2002
• Change in Corporate Asia: What it Means for Australia
  Launch of the Economic Analytical Unit report Changing Corporate Asia: What Business Needs to Know
  Sydney, 7 March 2002
  
  
• Assisting Australians Overseas
  Sydney Opera House
  Sydney, 7 March 2002

February 2002

• Australia, the Asia-Pacific, and Television: Broadcasting to the Region
  Remarks by the Hon Alexander Downer, MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the launch of the ABC Asia-Pacific television service.
  Canberra, 13 February 2002
• Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific - New Challenges, Enduring Interests
  Speech by the Hon Alexander Downer, MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the 38^th Munich Conference on Security Policy,
  Munich, 3 February 2002

January 2002

• Australia and Spain: Trade and Investment
  Speech by the Hon Alexander Downer, MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the Consejo Superior de Camaras de Comercio (High Council of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Shipping).
  Madrid, 31 January 2002.

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