An Australian diplomat for thirty years, served in Australian diplomatic missions as a political and economic policy analyst in Rangoon, Nairobi, New Delhi, Kuala Lumpur and Washington DC before being appointed Australian High Commissioner in Harare (1998-2001), accredited to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Angola and Malawi; then Australian Consul-General in Noumea, New Caledonia(2001-2004). Currently Visiting Fellow, ANU Centre for European Studies, and Department of Pacific Affairs, ANU, writing on France in the South Pacific.

Denise is also the author of the book, France in the South Pacific: Power and Politics (ANU Press, 2013), downloadable online at https://press.anu.edu.au/publications/france-south-pacific.

Experience

  • –present
    Visiting Fellow, Australian National University

Honours

Chevalier in French Ordre national du Mérite

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