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Australian HC Jenny Dee presents credentials to President Faure |09 August 2017

 

 

 

 

Jenny Dee is the new non-resident Australian high commissioner to Seychelles and she presented her credentials to President Danny Faure yesterday morning at State House.

President Faure congratulated Ms Dee on being the new high Commissioner of Australia to Seychelles and wished her all the best for the work ahead.

“I wish to renew our commitment to working with you in taking the excellent bilateral relationship between our two countries to new heights," said President Faure.

Ms Dee, who also called on Vice-President Vincent Meriton, told the local media that discussions with the two Seychellois leaders focused on the reinforcement of cooperation ties in different sectors ranging from education, the Blue economy, and research to renewable energy and agriculture.

She was pleased to say that “Australia and Seychelles have a warm and long-standing relationship and we want to build on that”.

Commending the active and strong Seychellois diaspora community in Australia, Ms Dee said “Australia has been a very attractive destination to study” adding that “the strong Australia alumni in Seychelles is really contributing to the development of the country”.

Ms Dee noted that discussions also focused on priorities in the Blue economy, adding that she has “personally congratulated Seychelles on the leading role it is playing in championing the sustainable use the ocean resources”.

“I am obviously interested in the innovative initiatives like debt buy back and the blue bonds which are showing the world the sorts of environmentally sustainable economic developments that we can do,” said the new Australian high commissioner.

She added: “Australia and Seychelles have been building cooperation in the Blue economy space for some time and we spoke about how we can build on that. We’ve got Australian universities, research centres, and companies working with institutions in Seychelles to build knowledge capacity, but also, potentially, solutions whether in the renewable energy space with clean energy. We are also looking at livelihood, especially in the agriculture sector”.

Australia and Seychelles also collaborate on customs and revenue management, good governance, maritime security, sustainable development and enhancing gender equality.

“I also look forward to nurturing partnerships between our education, trade and investment institutions and to exploring cooperation in agriculture, health and innovation. We share a love of sport and I believe that welcoming team Seychelles to the Commonwealth Games in Australia in 2018 will be a highlight of my tenure as high commissioner,” she said.

Ms Dee, who has already driven around the town of Victoria and has been to the port to see the catamarans built in Australia, noted that talks also centred on regional cooperation, how the Indian Ocean Rim Association is being active in developing the Blue economy, and the shared agenda on women’s economic empowerment and gender equity.

Aside from Seychelles, the new high commissioner for Australia is also responsible for Mauritius Madagascar, and Comoros. She will be based in Mauritius.

Ms Dee, who has replaced Susan Coles who recently returned to Australia, holds a Master of Arts (Foreign Affairs and Trade) from Monash University and a Bachelor of Business (Journalism) from the Queensland University of Technology. She is married with two children.

According to the 2011 census, there are an estimated 2,500 Seychellois-born people living in Australia.

The Australia-educated Seychellois alumni population represents one of the largest regional Australian alumni communities. Many are prominent in both the public and private sectors.  

Two-way trade between Australia and Seychelles amounts to 11,716 million Australian dollars which is primarily ships/boats, meat, wine and animal feed.

 

 

 

 

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