Justin Brown (diplomat)

Justin Hugh Brown PSM is a senior Australian public servant and former officer with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Brown is currently a non-executive director of Wine Australia, a statutory corporation that promotes and regulates the Australian wine industry.^[1]

Diplomatic career

First educated at Marist College Canberra, Brown earned a Bachelor of Economics from the University of New England.^[2]

From 2004 to 2006, Brown held the post of Ambassador for the Environment and Chief Negotiator on Climate Change.^[3]

Brown's posts have included First Assistant Secretary, Office of Trade Negotiations; First Assistant Secretary, Consular and Crisis Management Division; High Commissioner to Canada (2008-2011);^[4] and Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Embassy, Brussels (1999–2001).^[2]

In July 2015, Brown was awarded the Public Service Medal (PSM) for "outstanding public service in leading the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Canberra-based crisis response to the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17."^[5]

He held the post of Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union and NATO from February 2018 to January 2021.^[6][7]

References

1. "Our Board - Mr Justin Brown (Australian Capital Territory)". Wine Australia. Australian Government. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
2. "Ambassador, Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union and NATO". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Australian Government. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
3. Downer, Alexander (6 February 2004). (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017.
4. . 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
5. "Mr Justin Hugh BROWN - Public Service Medal". AUSTRALIAN HONOURS SEARCH FACILITY. Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2022. For outstanding public service in leading the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Canberra-based crisis response to the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
6. "Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the EU and NATO - Media Release". Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
7. Aston, Joe (29 September 2021). "Caroline Millar to be Australia's next Ambassador to the EU". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Christopher Langman	Australian Ambassador for the Environment 2004–2006	Succeeded by Jan Adams
Preceded by William Fisher	Australian High Commissioner to Canada 2008–2011	Succeeded by Louise Hand
Preceded by Mark Higgie	Australian Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the EU, and NATO 2018–2021	Succeeded by Trudy Witbreuk as Chargé d'affaires