3 September 1984
The appointment of Professor Stuart Francis Harris as Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs;, is to be recommended to the Governor-General in Council.
The appointment of Professor Harris follows the announcement earlier this year by the present Secretary, Mr. P. G. F. Henderson, that he proposed to stand down as Secretary in September this year, upon completion of five years in the position.
Professor Harris is currently Director and Professor of Resource Economics, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies at the Australian National University. He has previously held senior positions in the Commonwealth Public Service, including as Deputy Secretary in the then Department of Overseas Trade and as Director of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
Until Professor Harris takes up duty in the near future, and in the absence of Mr. Henderson overseas as from the end of this week, Mr. W. G. T. Miller, at present Acting Deputy Secretary in the Department, will be Acting Secretary.
PROFESSOR S. F. HARRIS CURRICULUM VITAE
| Full Name: | Stuart Francis Harris |
| Date of Birth: |
14 March 1931 |
| Academic Qualifications: |
B. Ec. Sydney ( Hons)
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| Present position: |
Director and Professor of Resource Economics,
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| Previous career details: |
1982 Visiting Professor, Royal Institute |
| Membership of Bodies: |
Chairman, Australia-Japan Research Committee.
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