BREAKING NEWS:

Following the appointment of the ANU International Relations Society’s Patron, Professor Kim Beazley, as Australian Ambassador to the United States of America, the Society is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Patron:

The Hon Gareth Evans AO, QC.

Mr Evans is currently Co-Chair of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, a joint initiative of the Australian and Japanese Governments.

A former Australian Foreign Minister, he is the President Emeritus of the International Crisis Group and an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne.

In a statement to the Society, Mr Evans said he was happy to accept the position as Patron, following on from Professor Kim Beazley.

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