Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1)   31 ambassadors/high commissioners are fluent in the official language of the country to which they are currently posted where English is not the official language.

(2)   The following table shows the number of departmental officials fluent in the particular language: