Charles Edel: Hello. Good afternoon, if you’re watching here from the United States and good day if you’re tuning in from Australia. I’m Charles Edel, senior advisor and Australia Chair here at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. And I’m thrilled to welcome all of you into this conversation with Arthur Sinodinos, Australia’s outgoing ambassador to the United States.
For the past three years, Ambassador Sinodinos has served as Australia’s ambassador to the U.S., leading the embassy through a period of significant chance. His tenure in Washington has included a global pandemic, a U.S. presidential election, the announcement of AUKUS, and a change of government in Canberra, all underscored by a period of tremendous growth in the U.S.-Australian alliance. Before he leaves Washington, which is soon but not too soon, I had asked him to join us for a…
