Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston to Deliver 18th Annual Hawke Lecture
The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre is proud to announce that Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK, AFC (Ret’d) will deliver the 18th Annual Hawke Lecture on Monday 14 September.
For this year’s Annual Hawke Lecture, Sir Angus will examine the circumstances and Australia’s response to the Malaysia Airlines MH17 disaster and the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
In July 2011 Sir Angus retired as Chief of the Australian Defence Force after 41 years of service in the military. Sir Angus was the Chief of the Defence Force from 4 July 2005 until 4 July 2011. Prior to his role as Chief of the Defence Force he was Chief of Air Force for four years.
In July 2014 Sir Angus was appointed as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to lead Australia’s efforts to help recover, identify and repatriate Australians killed in the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash. Sir Angus also led the Joint Agency Coordination Centre coordinating the Australian Government’s support for the search into missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in 2014.
Sir Angus was awarded the Knight of the Order of Australia in January 2015 for extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and merit in service to Australia, through distinguished service in the Australian Defence Force, continued commitment to serve the nation in leadership roles, particularly the national responses to the MH370 and MH17 disasters, and in a variety of roles in the community. In June 2015 Sir Angus was appointed as the South Australian Special Envoy for International Trade and Investment.
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Register now to attend this FREE event on Monday 14 September.
Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre
Registration: 18th Annual Hawke Lecture: MH370 and MH17 Disaster and Crisis: An Examination of Australia’s Response To be delivered by Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK, AFC (Ret’d)
Monday 14 September 2015
Adelaide Town Hall, 128 King William Street
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