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EVENTS
Ambassador Beazley Visits Chicago |
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| Ambassador Beazley (far right) recently visited Chicago and amongst other official duties he was a panellist at the recent NATO Conference presented by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. |  |
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Tunnel Rat - A play by award winning playwright Neil Cole comes to Chicago |
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| The Australian Consulate-General & Austrade staff in Chicago recently attended the Chicago premiere of "Tunnel Rat" which is an award winning play written by Australian playwright Neil Cole. A local company called Genesis Productions are currently playing the show in Chicago, until 29 April, and we highly recommend you see it if you can. More info at: www.genesistheatricals.com |  |
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| Australian Consul-General Roger Price, (left) Ronnie Giles (center, and whom the story is actually about) and Justin Biggs (right) | ||
Chicago - March - Fourth OECD Roundtable of Mayors and Ministers |
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| Australia's Minister for Infrastructure & Transport, Anthony Albanese, recently visited Chicago to speak and engage with fellow Ministers and Mayors at the Fourth OECD Roundtable. The event was held at the historical Cultural Center. The Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Robert Doyle, also attended. |  |
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| Minister Albanese in discussion at the recent OECD Roundtable for Mayors and Ministers, Chicago, March 2012 |
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Consul-General & Austrade - Visit to Minnesota |
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Roger Price & Chris Knepler recently visited Minnesota and had a productive meeting with Governor Mark Drayton and other important Minnesota Trade Officials. They also had the pleasure of attending the 40th Anniversary of ANZAA, which was a great event. |
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Consul General Quizzed by the Model United Nations in Chicago |
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Oregon High School from Wisconsin represented Australia at the recent Model United Nations run by University of Chicago. Students questioned Consul General Price about a variety of Australian policies. |
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G'Day USA - Australia Day Ball - Chicago - 28 January 2012 |
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The G’Day USA Australia Day Ball held in Chicago on Saturday, 28 January 2012 was attend by a jovial 300 guests Australia's Ambassador to the USA, the Hon Kim Beazley AC, Consul-General Roger Price, Tabatha Coffey the host of Bravo’s hit reality television series Tabatha Takes Over, and Australia’s Got Talent winner, Joe Robinson, were our special guests for the evening. A charity raffle raised over $5,000 for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Metropolitan Chicago. |
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| Australian Ambassador to the USA, The Hon Kim Beazley and Ms Susie Annus |
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Australian Consul-General Visit to Brookfield Zoo, Chicago IL |
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| On Tuesday 17 Jan 12, Roger Price and Justin Biggs visited the Brookfield Zoo and were kindly provided with a guided tour of Australia House and some up close and personal visits with ‘Aussie’ the polar bear (born in Adelaide Zoo 28 years ago) and ‘Cookie’; a Major Mitchell’s cockatoo who is the last surviving animal from the Australian collection at the 1934 opening of the Zoo. Cookie is an amazing 78 years young !!. |  |
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