About me
Jane Duke is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). She currently serves as the Assistant Secretary South East Asia Maritime Branch, Office of South East Asia, with responsibility for bilateral relations with Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore.
Previously, she served as Australian Consul General in Los Angeles covering the US South West - a vibrant part of the US with over 100,000 resident Australians and some $7 billion in two-way trade.
She also served in Jakarta as Australia’s Ambassador to ASEAN from September 2016-June 2020 where she was responsible for ASEAN-Australia relations. Australia and ASEAN are important and strong partners for peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.
She served overseas as Australia’s Deputy High Commissioner, in Malaysia and as Counsellor (Immigration) at Australia’s Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva.
In Canberra, Ms. Duke has held several senior executive service positions in DFAT including as Assistant Secretary South East Asia Regional Branch, Canada and Latin America Branch, and Northern, Southern, and Eastern Europe Branch. Before joining DFAT, she held several senior immigration positions within the government.
Ms. Duke has a Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies) majoring in Japanese studies, a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the Australian National University, and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Technology Sydney.