Reception for Hon Richard Court AC – Returning Ambassador of Australia to Japan

The Governor hosted a reception for the Honourable Richard Court AC, outgoing Australian Ambassador to Japan to hear reflections on his posting upon his return to Western Australia after arriving in Japan in February 2017.

The Australia–Japan partnership is our closest and most mature in Asia, and is fundamentally important to both countries’ strategic and economic interests.

Read  about Japan and Western Australian relations on the Western Australian Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation website.

Biography

Mr Court is a former Western Australian politician who has held a number of senior positions and directorships in private and public companies, including Resource Investment Strategy Consultants, the Anglican Diocesan trustees and the Olympic Team Appeal for Western Australia. Mr Court was elected to the Western Australia Legislative Assembly in 1982. He served as Premier and Treasurer of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001.

In 2003, Mr Court was appointed a Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia for services to Western Australia and the community, particularly the Indigenous community, and in the areas of child health research, cultural heritage and economic development through negotiating major resource projects.

Mr Court holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia.

Guests in attendance at the lunch:

• The Honourable Richard Court AC – Outgoing Australian Ambassador to Japan,
• Mrs Jo Court OAM – Wife of Hon Richard Court AC,
• H.E. Mr Toru Suzuki – Consul-General, Consulate General of Japan in Perth,
• The Honourable Liza Harvey MLA – Leader of the Opposition, Government of Western Australia
• Professor Amit Chakma – Vice Chancellor, University of Western Australia,
• Mr Peter Coleman – CEO and Managing Director, Woodside,
• Ms Ruth Boylan – President, Australia-Japan Society of Western Australia,
• Mr Richard Sellers – Director-General, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation,
• Mr Dylan Walsh – Deputy Director, WA State Office, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
• Mr David Singleton – Chief Executive Officer, Austal,
• Mr Barry FItzgerald – CEO, Roy Hill, and
• Mr Sam Walsh AO – Non-Executive Director, Mitsui & Co.

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