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Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Questions in Writing

Foreign Affairs and Trade: Language Fluency (Question No. 332)

Photo of Ms Julie BishopMs Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in writing, on 24 March 2011:

(1) How many ambassadors/high commissioners are fluent in the official language of the country in which they are currently posted.

(2) How many departmental officials are considered fluent in (a) Bahasa Indonesia or other Indonesian dialects, (b) Japanese, (c) Mandarin, (d) Hindi, (e) Korean, (f) Arabic, (g) French, and (h) German.

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