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Full Name Louise Helen Hand Occupation Public servant and diplomat Alma mater University of Queensland, Deakin University | ||
Ms louise hand psm australian high commissioner to canada
Louise Helen Hand PSM is an Australian diplomat and is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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On 29 December 2011, the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, Martin Ferguson appointed Hand as the Australian High Commissioner to Canada, and she served in the role until January 2015.
Prior to her Canadian appointment, Hand had been seconded to the Department of Climate Change as the Ambassador for Climate Change (2009 - 2011), acting as the lead Australian negotiator within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and as head of the International Division in the Department.
Hand has served overseas as Minister and Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy, Jakarta (2005 to 2009), Ambassador to Cambodia (2000 to 2003), Counselor, Australian Permanent Mission on Disarmament, Geneva (1995 to 1998), and Third later Second Secretary, Australian Embassy, Vienna (1986 to 1989).
In Canberra, Hand has held the positions of Assistant Secretary, Arms Control Branch (1999 to 2000), Director, Ministerial and Executive Liaison Section (1999), Director, Business Affairs Unit (1993 to 1994) and Executive Assistant to the Secretary (1992 to 1993).
Hand studied for a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters Qualifying degree from the University of Queensland and she holds an MBA from Deakin University. She is married and has two daughters.
In January 2009, she was awarded a Public Service Medal for her work in Indonesia.