Wells was born in Sydney and attended Newington College (1968–1973).[3] In his first year at Newington he shared the B S Tame Prize as one of two duces of First Form and again was co-dux in 1971 when he shared the Stretton Waterhouse Memorial Prize in Fourth Form. At the end of 1972 he was Proxime accessit in the Fifth Form and was awarded one of three Wigram Allen Scholarships. In his final year, in 1973, Wells shared the George Lane Prize as Proxime accesserunt and was also awarded the Richard Thompson Memorial Prize for Debating.[4] At the University of Sydney he graduated as a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in 1978.[5]
Careeredit
After commencing employment with DFAT, Wells had postings to Cairo (1982-1985) and Jakarta (1987-1989). He was Assistant Secretary, Services and Intellectual Property Branch (1994-1995) and was Deputy Head of the Australian Mission to the World Trade Organization in Geneva (1995-1999).[6] Wells served as an Assistant Secretary in the Trade Policy and Industrials Branch during 1999. From 2000 until 2002 he was an Assistant Secretary of the Asia, Americas and Trade Branch in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. During 2002 he headed the White Paper Task Force And in the following year was appointed the First Assistant Secretary of the South Pacific, Africa and Middle East Division.
Between 2005 and 2009, Wells was the Head of the China Free Trade Agreement Task Force, the Head of the Japan Free Trade Agreement Task Force, and the Head of the Korea Free Trade Agreement Task Force.[7] In May 2007 Wells told Australian politicians that the agreement was progressing slowly because "the Chinese Government doesn't want an FTA".[8] The China–Australia Free Trade Agreement was signed in 2015.
In the years before his appointment as Ambassador to France, Wells was both the Deputy Secretary of DFAT and Australia’s Ambassador to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation group.[9][10] Upon his return to Australia in 2014, Wells again served as Deputy Secretary of DFAT[11] and, in 2016, conjointly held the role of Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.[12][13]
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^Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998. Sydney: Newington College. 1999. p. 212.
^Crean, Simon; Smith, Stephen (13 July 2009). (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009.
^"Australia-China FTA talks slow". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. AAP. 15 February 2007. from the original on 13 May 2008.
^Toy, Mary-Anne (23 June 2007). "Talk is free, but no China deal". The Age. Fairfax Media. from the original on 28 June 2007.
^Australian Embassy, France (2012), (PDF), Australian Government, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012
^Rudd, Kevin (23 May 2011). (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014.
^"Peter Varghese, secretary of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, to step down". ABC News. Australia. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^"Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, 5 October 2016 - participants list" (Press release). Council of the European Union. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^"Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade calls on Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs" (Press release). Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
wells, lawson, wells, born, october, 1955, former, australian, diplomat, senior, public, servant, with, department, foreign, affairs, trade, dfat, wells, senior, postings, included, australia, ambassador, france, from, 2011, until, 2014, terms, deputy, secreta. Ric Lawson Wells born 20 October 1955 1 is a former Australian diplomat and senior public servant with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade DFAT Wells senior postings included Australia s Ambassador to France from 2011 until 2014 2 and two terms as Deputy Secretary of DFAT Ric WellsAustralian Ambassador to FranceIn office 2012 2014Preceded byDavid RitchieSucceeded byStephen BradyPersonal detailsBorn 1955 10 20 20 October 1955 age 68 Sydney AustraliaSpouseErica WellsEducationNewington CollegeAlma materUniversity of SydneyOccupationSenior public servant with Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeProfessionDiplomatEarly life and education editWells was born in Sydney and attended Newington College 1968 1973 3 In his first year at Newington he shared the B S Tame Prize as one of two duces of First Form and again was co dux in 1971 when he shared the Stretton Waterhouse Memorial Prize in Fourth Form At the end of 1972 he was Proxime accessit in the Fifth Form and was awarded one of three Wigram Allen Scholarships In his final year in 1973 Wells shared the George Lane Prize as Proxime accesserunt and was also awarded the Richard Thompson Memorial Prize for Debating 4 At the University of Sydney he graduated as a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in 1978 5 Career editAfter commencing employment with DFAT Wells had postings to Cairo 1982 1985 and Jakarta 1987 1989 He was Assistant Secretary Services and Intellectual Property Branch 1994 1995 and was Deputy Head of the Australian Mission to the World Trade Organization in Geneva 1995 1999 6 Wells served as an Assistant Secretary in the Trade Policy and Industrials Branch during 1999 From 2000 until 2002 he was an Assistant Secretary of the Asia Americas and Trade Branch in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet During 2002 he headed the White Paper Task Force And in the following year was appointed the First Assistant Secretary of the South Pacific Africa and Middle East Division Between 2005 and 2009 Wells was the Head of the China Free Trade Agreement Task Force the Head of the Japan Free Trade Agreement Task Force and the Head of the Korea Free Trade Agreement Task Force 7 In May 2007 Wells told Australian politicians that the agreement was progressing slowly because the Chinese Government doesn t want an FTA 8 The China Australia Free Trade Agreement was signed in 2015 In the years before his appointment as Ambassador to France Wells was both the Deputy Secretary of DFAT and Australia s Ambassador to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation group 9 10 Upon his return to Australia in 2014 Wells again served as Deputy Secretary of DFAT 11 and in 2016 conjointly held the role of Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan 12 13 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ric Wells Newington College Register of Past Students 1863 1998 Sydney Newington College 1999 p 212 Biography of Ric Wells Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australian Government Retrieved 22 April 2016 Newington College Register of Past Students 1863 1998 Sydney Newington College 1999 p 212 Newington College Register of Past Students 1863 1998 Sydney Newington College 1999 p Part 2 The Lists Alumni Sidneienses University of Sydney Retrieved 6 June 2014 Crean Simon Smith Stephen 13 July 2009 Appointment of APEC Ambassador Press release Australian Government Archived from the original on 13 September 2009 Australia China FTA talks slow The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media AAP 15 February 2007 Archived from the original on 13 May 2008 Toy Mary Anne 23 June 2007 Talk is free but no China deal The Age Fairfax Media Archived from the original on 28 June 2007 Australian Embassy France 2012 Mr Ric Wells PDF Australian Government archived from the original PDF on 27 February 2012 Rudd Kevin 23 May 2011 Diplomatic Appointment Ambassador to France Press release Australian Government Archived from the original on 6 June 2014 Peter Varghese secretary of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to step down ABC News Australia 24 November 2015 Retrieved 7 June 2023 Brussels Conference on Afghanistan 5 October 2016 participants list Press release Council of the European Union 4 October 2016 Retrieved 7 June 2023 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade calls on Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government of Pakistan 31 May 2016 Retrieved 7 June 2023 Diplomatic postsPreceded byDavid Spencer Australian Ambassador for APEC2009 2011 Succeeded byDavid SpencerPreceded byDavid Ritchie Australian Ambassador to France2011 2014 Succeeded byStephen Brady Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ric Wells amp oldid 1159270703, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
