House debates Questions in Writing
Foreign Affairs and Trade: Language Fluency (Question No. 332)
Kevin Rudd Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs
The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:
(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:
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