The Australian government has appointed Amanda McGregor as its new special envoy to Afghanistan, replacing Glenn Miles.
“Based in Qatar, Ms McGregor will work with like-minded countries to call out the Taliban on its abuse of human rights and support the people of Afghanistan,” Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong Wong said.
“Our diplomats are the driver of Australia’s engagement with the world. They build influence and prosecute Australia’s national interests abroad,” she added.
Before working for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, McGregor was a senior adviser to the Canadian embassy and Prime Minister & Cabinet. She also spent five years at the Department of Defence.
Most recently, McGregor was deputy head of mission at the Australian Embassy in Lebanon.