The RMIT EU Centre, Social and Global Studies Centre and Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia (CESAA) invite you to this free public seminar on how the Brexit process is shaping up in the lead up to the October 31 deadline.The guest speaker is British Consul General, Christopher Holtby OBE.
When
Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 12:30 pm – 2 pm
Where
RMIT Building 80
Level 5, Room 12
445 Swanston Street
Melbourne
Cost
Free
Registration
RSVP here [1]
About the Speaker
Chris took up the post of Consul General in Melbourne and Head of the UK Office for South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria in 2016.
Prior to this role, Chris was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia from 2012.
From 2007 to 2011, he was Deputy Head of Security Policy Department in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for UK policy on NATO, European Security, military and civil-military operations and co-operation, as well as maritime security.
From 2009 to 2011 he was the chairman of Working Group 1 of the international Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, leading work on operational co-ordination and regional capability development.
From 2002 to 2007, he was seconded to the European Union in Brussels as UK liaison officer to Javier Solana, the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, and policy adviser to Dr Solana on Asia/Pacific issues.
This event is co-hosted by the RMIT EU Centre, Social and Global Studies Centre [2] and Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia (CESAA [3])
Accessibility Information
This event is being held in Building 80 of RMIT's City Campus. An accessibility/mobility access map is available to download here [4] (please scroll to the end of the page). Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like further information.