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Australia’s new High Commissioner to Vanuatu, Jenny Da Rin has presented her credentials to President Baldwin Lonsdale in Port Vila today.
Ms Da Rin tweeted that she is delighted to present her credentials to ‘His Excellency the President of Vanuatu this morning. A great honour to represent Australia.’
She was previously Adviser at Office of Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Ms Da Rin also served as the Assistant Director General of the Australian Government’s now defunct international development agency, AusAID.
The new High Commissioner will be responsible for managing Australia’s bilateral relationship with Vanuatu, which is substantial. Australia provides more than 50% of tourists to Vanuatu.
In 2015, Australian businesses invested Vt8.9 billion in the country.
Australia is also Vanuatu’s largest bilateral donor, contributing Vt4.85 billion in development assistance during the last financial year.
Ms Da Rin replaces the outgoing High Commissioner Jeremy Bruer.
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