Gillian Bird
Gillian Bird | |
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Gillian Bird in 2004 | |
| Ambassador of Australia to Vietnam | |
| Assumed office 24 April 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Andrew Goledzinowski |
| Ambassador of Australia to France | |
| In office 5 November 2020 – 12 December 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Brendan Berne |
| Succeeded by | Lynette Wood |
| Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations | |
| In office February 2015 – 17 October 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Gary Quinlan |
| Succeeded by | Mitch Fifield |
| Ambassador of Australia to the Association of South East Asian Nations | |
| In office 5 September 2008 – 1 October 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Tony Abbott |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Simon Merrifield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gillian Elizabeth Bird June 1957 (age 68) Adelaide, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney École nationale d'administration |
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Gillian Elizabeth Bird (born in Adelaide) is an Australian civil servant and diplomat who is the current ambassador to Vietnam since 2025. She served as the Australia's Ambassador to France from 2020 to 2024. Bird concurrently served as Australia's non-resident Ambassador to Algeria, Mauritania, and Monaco. She is a former Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations, serving between 2015 and 2019.