We have a network of agriculture counsellors based around the world in key trade locations. They promote Australia’s agricultural interests, and help our agricultural sector grow.
Our agriculture counsellors work with our biosecurity, exports and trade and market access teams. Together, they improve and maintain market access for Australian agricultural exports.
They:
- explore and develop new market openings for Australian farmers and exporters
- maintain existing market access
- improve technical market access
- provide market intelligence
- manage sensitive policy issues
- represent Australia at meetings and negotiations
- resolve issues when Australian agricultural goods arrive at their foreign destination.
Learn about the 2020 review of the counsellor network.
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Find out more about what our agriculture counsellors do.
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Where are they?
We base our agriculture counsellors in key trade markets for Australia. This includes Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. In some cases, they have a broader regional coverage beyond the countries in which they are based.
| Location | Officer Name | Officer Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Peter Creaser | Minister Counsellor | Peter.Creaser@dfat.gov.au |
| Belgium/UK | Erin Tomkinson | Counsellor | Erin.Tomkinson@dfat.gov.au |
| Chile | Nektarios Tsirbas | Counsellor | Nektarios.Tsirbas2@dfat.gov.au |
| China | Deb Langford | Minister Counsellor | Debbie.Langford@dfat.gov.au |
| China | Leah Cuttriss | Counsellor | Leah.Cuttriss@dfat.gov.au |
| India | Kiran Karamil | Counsellor | Kiran.Karamil@dfat.gov.au |
| India | Richard Niall | First Secretary | Richard.Niall@dfat.gov.au |
| Indonesia/Malaysia | Dean Merrilees | Minister Counsellor | Dean.Merrilees@dfat.gov.au |
| Indonesia | Dane Roberts | Counsellor | Dane.Roberts@dfat.gov.au |
| Italy | Emma Hatcher | Counsellor | Emma.Hatcher@dfat.gov.au |
| Japan | Tom Parnell | Counsellor | Tom.Parnell@dfat.gov.au |
| Mexico | Tanya Oliver | Counsellor | Tanya.Oliver@dfat.gov.au |
| Saudi Arabia | Samareh Naeemi Hosseini | Counsellor | Samareh.Hosseininaeemi@dfat.gov.au |
| South Korea/Taiwan | Kelly Porter | Counsellor | Kelly.Porter@dfat.gov.au |
| Thailand | Amber Parr | Counsellor | Amber.Parr@dfat.gov.au |
| UAE | Donna Bennett | Counsellor | Donna.Bennett@dfat.gov.au |
| USA | Matthew Worrell | Minister Counsellor | Matthew.Worrell@dfat.gov.au |
| USA | Jesse Mahoney | Counsellor | Jesse.Mahoney@dfat.gov.au |
| Vietnam | Tony Harman | Counsellor | Tony.Harman@dfat.gov.au |
Meet our counsellors
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Postcards from Post is a series of 8 video interviews that explores international markets, trade opportunities, and the lives of some of our Agricultural Counsellors representing us abroad. See the interviews below.
Jesse Mahony – United States of America
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Dane Roberts – Indonesia
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Nektarios Tsirbas – Chile
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Donna Bennett – UAE
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Kiran Karamil and Richard Niall – India
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Tom Parnell – Japan
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Tony Harman – Vietnam
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Amber Parr – Thailand
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