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Dennis Richardson (diplomat) (Dennis James Richardson) was born on 14 May, 1947 in Kempsey, New South Wales, is an Australian public servant and diplomat. Discover Dennis Richardson (diplomat)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?

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Age 76 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 14 May, 1947
Birthday 14 May
Birthplace Kempsey, New South Wales
Nationality Australia

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1947

Dennis James Richardson, (born 14 May 1947) is an Australian retired public servant and diplomat who served as the Secretary of the Department of Defence from 2012 to 2017 and Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2012.

1965

He attended the University of Sydney where he received a Bachelor of Arts with Honours (1965–68).

1969

He started his Australian Public Service career in the Department of External Affairs in 1969.

His history supervisor had suggested he apply to the Department rather than continuing with plans to become a teacher.

Between 1969 and 1986 Richardson had various positions in the Department of Foreign Affairs, including postings to Kenya, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

1986

In 1986 he was appointed Head of the Refugee and Humanitarian Branch in the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.

1987

In 1987, Richardson moved to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, being appointed Head of the International Division in 1988.

1990

In 1990-91, Richardson was seconded to Prime Minister Bob Hawke's office where he served as Chief of Staff.

1992

In 1992, Richardson conducted a review of the Australian Intelligence Community Post Cold War.

1993

In 1993, Richardson was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs.

1996

He was previously the 10th Director-General of Security from 1996 to 2005 and the 19th Ambassador of Australia to the United States of America from 2005 to 2010.

Richardson was keenly interested in current affairs as a boy.

He was Director-General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization from October 1996 to May 2005.

2001

Richardson received the Centenary Medal in 2001.

2003

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2003 for service to the community in a range of public policy areas including foreign policy, immigration and security, and advanced to Companion of the Order of Australia in 2019 for his "eminent service to public administration" in the fields of national security, defence and foreign policy.

2005

Richardson was Australian Ambassador to the United States of America (2005–2010) and Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2010–2012).

While Australian Ambassador to the US he visited all 50 states, driving with his wife to all but Hawaii.

2010

Richardson was on the board of the US Studies Centre at Sydney University from 2010-2017.

Following his retirement from the Public Service, he was appointed to the Board of Linfox Australia.

In addition to Linfox, Richardson currently serves on the Boards of The National Capital Authority, Vault Cloud, The Australian Wildlife Conservancy, The Canberra Raiders NRL Club and is Chair of StarFlight Victoria.

2012

In October 2012, Richardson was appointed Secretary of the Department of Defence.

2017

Richardson announced on 19 April 2017 that he would retire on 12 May 2017.

Associate Secretary Brendan Sargeant was acting Secretary until the appointment of Greg Moriarty on 4 September 2017.

He was also awarded the Distinguished Service Order by the President of Singapore on 8 June 2017.

2018

In mid 2018, Richardson was appointed by the Australian Government to conduct a Comprehensive Review of Australian Intelligence Legislation.

Richardson received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Sydney in November 2018 and an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the Australian National University in December 2018.

Richardson is married to Betty, a real estate agent, and has two children, Mark and Natalie.

2019

A classified report was given to the government in December 2019, with an unclassified report published in December 2020.

2020

In 2020, he revealed his views on several public policy positions in an interview.

He said he now supported calls for the establishment of a Commonwealth Integrity Commission to restore public trust, in part because ministerial staffers had been excluded from being investigated by many inquiries.

He supported Australia becoming a republic because he believed that a head of state should not be foreign, and was opposed to the ban on Catholics becoming monarch.

He also confirmed several anecdotes from his diplomatic career, saying he was the only person, to his knowledge, to have attended a diplomatic ceremony in a "waiter's uniform" after hiring a suit during a posting to East Africa.

Another anecdote concerned his Rottweiler, Henry, downing politician Peter Costello at a diplomatic residence.

Richardson agreed with characterisations of himself as being tough, an occasional micromanager, and a "cheeky bastard".