Caroline Millar was the acting ambassador

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 ("Chargé d'affaires

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 ad interim

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") to the United Nations

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 in New York

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 for Australia

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 between February and April 2006. She replaced John Dauth

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, who left the post to become Australia's ambassador to New Zealand

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 and the Cook Islands

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. On 1 May 2006, she was replaced by Robert Hill

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, who took the position on a permanent basis. She is currently serving as Australia's Ambassador for Disarmament and Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations at Geneva

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