Brendan Berne | |
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Australian Ambassador to France | |
In office 21 July 2017 – October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Stephen Brady |
Succeeded by | Gillian Bird |
Australian Ambassador for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation | |
In office 5 August 2015 – 22 March 2017 | |
Preceded by | Sam Gerovich |
Succeeded by | Simon Newnham |
Personal details | |
Education | Model Farms |
Brendan Berne is an Australian civil servant and diplomat who served as the Australian Ambassador to France, Algeria, Mauritania, and Monaco between July 2017 to October 2020. [1] [2]
He previously served as Chief of Staff for the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. [3] His career has spanned postings within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Reserve Bank of Australia. [3] In December 2017, following the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia, he proposed to his partner of 11 years. [4] [5] A video of the proposal went viral in France. [2]
He retired from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade following his post as Australian Ambassador to France and is writing a TV comedy about the diplomatic circuit described as “In the Thick of It in a safari suit”. [6]