Margaret Adamson
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Margaret Anne Adamson is an Australian diplomat
. After graduating from the Australian National University
with a degree
in Arts and Psychology, she joined the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
at the age of 21. She served as Australia's Ambassador
to Poland
between 1998 and 2002 and as the Australian Ambassador to Cambodia
from 2007 until 2010.
She has been appointed an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Australia.
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
. After graduating from the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
with a degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
in Arts and Psychology, she joined the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is a department of the government of Australia charged with advancing the interests of Australia and its citizens internationally...
at the age of 21. She served as Australia's Ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
to Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
between 1998 and 2002 and as the Australian Ambassador to Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
from 2007 until 2010.
She has been appointed an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Australia.