Albanese government appoints Justin Mohamed as Australia's first official Ambassador for First Nations People
Mr Mohamed, a Gooreng Gooreng man from Bundaberg in Queensland, will lead the Office of First Nations Engagement in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
"Together they will work in genuine partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to progress Indigenous rights globally, and help grow First Nations trade and investment," the statement reads."Elevating the perspectives of First Nations people – this land’s first diplomats – enables deeper engagement with many of our closest partners including the Pacific family.
“I am looking forward to sitting down and listening to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the country, as we develop foreign policies that have First Nations People’s knowledges, voices and connection to country front and centre," he said.
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