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Our Patron


Ambassador Matthew Neuhaus

Amb. Neuhaus is the patron for Great Lakes Agency for Peace and Development International. He has many African connections and in 2011 he became Australia's first Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo. He grew up in Tanzania, the child of Australian Anglican missionaries and after many years as a career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT), he is currently the Australian Ambassador to The Netherlands. Before that, Amb. Neuhaus was the Assistant Secretary of DFAT's Africa Branch. He has served as Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria from 1997-2000, accredited also to Ghana, Sierra Leone, The Gambia and Senegal as well as more recently from 2011-2015 as Australian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, accredited to the DRC, Zambia and Malawi. His earlier postings included the United Nations, New York, Papua New Guinea, and Kenya. He was also Director of the Political Affairs Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat in London from 2002-2008.