Gary Quinlan

Born on 9 February 1951, Quinlan was educated at the University of Newcastle and graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history with honours.{{cite web|title=Appointment of H.E. Mr Gary Francis QUINLAN AO, as the Head of Mission of the Commonwealth of Australia to the European Union to replace H.E. Mr Mark William Christopher Higgie|url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/EU/XXV/EU/14/65/EU_146569/imfname_10726978.pdf|website=General Secretariat of the Council|publisher=European Union|accessdate=1 March 2018|date=9 June 2017}}

Quinlan joined the then Department of Foreign Affairs in 1973 and served in several senior positions in the Department in Canberra including First Assistant Secretary, Consular, Public Diplomacy and Parliamentary Affairs Division (2007) and First Assistant Secretary, Americas and Europe Division (2000–01). He was Head of the Australian Delegation to the Law of the Sea Preparatory Commission from 1987 until 1988.

Quinlan's overseas assignments have been as Second Secretary in Dublin (1974–77), First Secretary, Australian Mission to the United Nations, New York (1981–85), Australian Deputy Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Paris (1979–81) and was attached to the Economic Development Institute, World Bank in Washington D.C. (1984). Quinlan served as Chief of Staff to the Minister for Trade (1993–94) and Minister for Industry, Science and Technology (1994–96), Peter Cook, and more recently served as Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Embassy Washington DC (2005–07) and High Commissioner to Singapore (2001–05).{{cite press release|title=Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Singapore|url=http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2001/fa026_01.html|date=6 March 2001|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212022814/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2001/fa026_01.html|archivedate=12 February 2014|first=Alexander|last=Downer|author-link=Alexander Downer|publisher=Australian Government}}

From 2007, until his appointment as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in 2009, Quinlan was the Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Defence, and National Security.{{cite press release|url=http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2009/fa-s027_09.html|title=Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations|publisher=Australian Government|first=Stephen|last=Smith|date=25 February 2009|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302103945/https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2009/fa-s027_09.html|archive-date=2 March 2018|url-status=dead}}

Following his return from the United Nations in New York in 2014, Quinlan became Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was tasked with the role of Australia's chief negotiator with Timor-Leste over the East Timor maritime boundary dispute.{{cite press release|url=https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2016/jb_mr_160829c.aspx|title=Conciliation between Australia and Timor-Leste|publisher=Australian Government|first=Julie|last=Bishop|date=29 August 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Cannane|first1=Steve|title=East Timor says Australia took advantage of a vulnerable nation, demands Timor Sea treaty torn up|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-30/east-timor-demands-timor-sea-treaty-torn-up/7797118|accessdate=1 March 2018|agency=ABC News|date=30 August 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Koh|first1=Tommy|title=A success story in resolving sea boundary disputes|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/a-success-story-in-resolving-sea-boundary-disputes|accessdate=1 March 2018|agency=The Straits Times|date=28 September 2017}} The two parties reached an amicable agreement in February 2018, immediately before Quinlan was appointed as Australia's Ambassador to Indonesia.{{cite press release|url=https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2018/jb_mr_180227.aspx?w=tb1CaGpkPX%2FlS0K%2Bg9ZKEg%3D%3D|title=Ambassador to Indonesia|publisher=Australian Government|first=Julie|last=Bishop|author-link=Julie Bishop|date=27 February 2018|access-date=27 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316063319/https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2018/jb_mr_180227.aspx?w=tb1CaGpkPX%2FlS0K%2Bg9ZKEg%3D%3D|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|agency=Reuters|title=Australia and East Timor agree on maritime border, 'pathway' to develop gas field|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-26/australia-and-east-timor-agree-on-maritime-border/9486752|accessdate=1 March 2018|website=ABC News|date=27 February 2018}}{{cite news|last1=Martin|first1=Lisa|title=New Australian ambassador to Indonesia|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/new-australian-ambassador-to-indonesia/news-story/ce95267de51cc759dae75d42f56cd78c|accessdate=1 March 2018|agency=News.com.au|date=27 February 2018}}

Quinlan holds the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (Hon DLitt, 2007) from the University of Newcastle. In the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for "distinguished service to public administration in the field of international relations as a senior diplomat and ambassador, and as an advisor to government on foreign policy."{{cite web|title=QUINLAN, Gary Francis – Officer of the Order of Australia|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1153697|website=It's an Honour database|publisher=Australian Government|accessdate=27 February 2018|date=13 June 2016|quote=For distinguished service to public administration in the field of international relations as a senior diplomat and ambassador, and as an advisor to government on foreign policy.}}

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