Ric Smith

Ric Smith
AO, PSM
Secretary of the Department of Defence
In office
11 November 2002 – 1 December 2006
Preceded byAllan Hawke
Succeeded byNick Warner
Personal details
Born
Richard Campbell Smith

(1944-03-08) 8 March 1944 (age 80)
Perth, Western Australia
SpouseJanet Smith
ChildrenIain Campbell Smith[1]
Edward Campbell Smith[2]
OccupationPublic servant

Richard Campbell "Ric" Smith AO, PSM (born 8 March 1944) is a former senior Australian public servant and diplomat. He served as the Australian Ambassador to China (1996–2000), Australian Ambassador to Indonesia during the time of the 2002 Bali bombings (2001–2002), and Secretary of the Department of Defence (2002–2006).[3] In April 2009, Smith was appointed as Australia's Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.[4][5]

  1. ^ McFadyen, Warwick (14 July 2002). "Home, with a swag of songs from a sea of troubles". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 9 May 2007.
  2. ^ "Ed Smith appointed SUSF CEO". 26 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Global Security in the New Millennium", Proceedings of the RUSI International Seminar, Canberra, 9–10 October 2003, Journal of the Royal United Services Institute of Australia, Vol 25, December 2003, Canberra, ISSN 0728-1188, pp.9,43–50.
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  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference SpecialEnvoy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).