Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr President. Mr Hodgman has extensive experience across key sectors of importance to the Australia-Singapore relationship, particularly trade and tourism. He will be an outstanding advocate for Australia's interests in Singapore and an outstanding advocate for our engagement through Singapore and with ASEAN in particular. He will complement the extensive work done by the incumbent, Mr Gosper, who as I said has been a fine high commissioner in Singapore and continues to be so. It is important to note that Mr Gosper does not conclude his term until January of next year. When our ambassadors and our high commissioners—