Alison Chartres

Alison Chartres is an Australian diplomat. She was the Australian High Commissioner to Kenya since August 10, 2017[1] and was also accredited to Burundi, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda,[2] as well as the East African Community (EAC), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Her father worked as an assistant farm manager in Kenya.[9] [10]

  1. ^ "High Commissioner to Kenya". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Press release). 10 August 2017. Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Hon Julie Bishop MP, has announced the appointment of Ms Alison Chartres as Australia's next High Commissioner to the Republic of Kenya, with non-resident accreditation to Burundi, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.
  2. ^ Abdallah, Halima (27 September 2018). "Australia is keen on boosting free and open trade with East Africa". The East African. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. ^ "High Commissioner to Kenya". Minister of Foreign Affairs. 22 October 2020. Today I announce the appointment of Mr Luke Williams as Australia's next High Commissioner to Kenya
  4. ^ "About us". Australian High Commission Republic of Kenya. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Nairobi Hub of the International Gender Champions launched". UN Habitat. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Envoy: Australian mining firms flocking to Tanzania". The Citizen. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Australia's impact entrepreneur investor Ygap opens office in Kenya". Nairobi News. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. ^ Chartres, Alison (10 October 2018). "Why we stand against death penalty in all circumstances". Monitor. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  9. ^ Iraki, X. N. "Ties that bind Nyandarua and Australia". The Standard.
  10. ^ Iraki, X. N. "Australians have rich history in Kenya". The Standard. Retrieved 31 May 2023. ...the father to Alison Chartres, the current Australian high commissioner to Kenya, once worked as an assistant farm manager in Nyandarua County just before independence.