Meet the Ambassador of Australia to Austria: H.E. Mr. Brendon Hammer
Dr. Brendon Hammer is the Australian Ambassador to Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary, Kosovo, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia.
Dr. Brendon Hammer is the Australian Ambassador to Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary, Kosovo, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia. / Picture: © DFAT Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade [CC BY 3.0 AU licence]
Dr. Brendon Hammer is a senior career officer with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
He commenced his appointment in Vienna in October 2016.
Dr. Hammer is Australia’s Resident Representative and Governor on the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and Australia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna, as well as Australia’s Permanent Representative to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) Preparatory Commission.
He has served overseas as Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy in Tokyo with an earlier posting to Washington.
At the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, he was most recently First Assistant Secretary, Americas Division.
He has also served as Assistant Secretary, Parliamentary and Media Branch and Head of the Iraq Taskforce.
Dr. Hammer was also Deputy Director-General at the Office of National Assessments from 2004 to 2009 and Assistant Secretary, Defence, Intelligence and Security Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Dr. Hammer holds a PhD in chemistry from the Australian National University.
| Curriculum Vitae: | |
| Education: | Chemistry Studies (PhD) Australian National University |
| Career History: | |
| 1989 ‐ 1993 | Analyst, Office of National Assessments |
| 1993 - 1995 | Deputy Director, Chemical and Biological Weapons Arms Control Section, DFAT |
| 1995 - 1998 | First Secretary, later Counsellor (Political), Washington D.C. |
| 1998 ‐ 1999 | Director, Nuclear Trade and Security Division, DFAT |
| 1999 ‐ 2003 | Assistant Secretary, Defence, Security and Intelligence Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
| 2002 - 2003 | Assistant Secretary, Americas Branch, DFAT |
| 2003 | Assistant Secretary, Iraq Taskforce, DFAT |
| 2003 - 2004 | Assistant Secretary, Parliamentary & Media Liaison Branch, DFAT |
| 2004 - 2009 | Deputy Director-General, Office of National Assessments |
| 2009 - 2010 |
First Assistant Secretary, Southeast Asia Division, DFAT |
| 2010 - 2013 |
Deputy Head of Mission, Tokyo |
| 2013 - 2016 |
First Assistant Secretary, Americas Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) |
| Since Oct. 2016 |
Australian Ambassador to Vienna, Austria |
| Languages: | English, German |
Source:
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade:
https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/our-people/homs/Pages/ambassador-to-austria.aspx