Greg Moriarty
Greg Moriarty | |
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Moriarty in 2025 | |
| Ambassador-designate of Australia to the United States | |
| Assuming office 1 April 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Succeeding | Kevin Rudd |
| Secretary of the Department of Defence | |
| Assumed office 4 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Richardson |
| Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister | |
| In office April 2017 – 4 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Drew Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Peter Woolcott |
| Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Coordinator | |
| In office May 2015 – April 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Ambassador of Australia to Indonesia | |
| In office August 2010 – December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Farmer |
| Succeeded by | Paul Grigson |
| Ambassador of Australia to Iran | |
| In office 2005–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Roger Newman |
| Succeeded by | Marc Innes-Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 April 1964 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia (BA (Hons)) Australian National University (MA) |
| Occupation | Public servant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Branch/service | Australian Army Reserve |
| Years of service | 1983–1995 |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War Bougainville |
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Gregory Laurence Moriarty, AO (born 4 April 1964) is an Australian senior public servant and diplomat, and the current Secretary of the Department of Defence since 4 September 2017. He was previously the Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Moriarty has been Australian Ambassador to Iran from 2005 to 2008, Australian Ambassador to Indonesia from 2010 to 2014, the inaugural Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Coordinator from 2015 to 2016, and the International and National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister. In 2026, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that Moriarty would be appointed as the Australian Ambassador to the United States.