Notes on the program of the Governor of Victoria.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, received Mr Xavier Campbell, CEO Essendon Football Club, and then Mr Juan Carlos Gafo Acevedo, Consul General of Spain, followed by Mr Andrew Blair AM, Executive Director, Wesley College Institute for Innovation in Education.
Later, the Governor and Mr Anthony Howard QC attended the opening night of the Australian Ballet's performance of the Merry Widow.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, hosted a reception for Taralye's 50th Anniversary, before officially opening the Christ Church Grammar School redevelopment.
The Governor then attended the MCC Committee Dinner and State of Origin Match.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, presided at a meeting of the Executive Council before welcoming students as part of the Peace and Prosperity Kitchen Garden Scarecrow Program.
The Governor then received the call of Mr Michael Williams, Director, The Wheeler Centre.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, received the call of Mr Ziad Itani, Consul-General of Lebanon, before farewelling Term 2 Peace and Prosperity Kitchen Garden Participants.
On an Official Visit to Chile, the Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, spoke at the announcement of the DUOC/TAFE student exchange event with the Chilean Ministry of Education
On an Official Visit to Chile, the Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard QC, met with Mr Rob Fergusson, Australian Ambassador to Chile.
They then met with Mr Raúl Figueroa, Vice-Minister of Education, before participating in a Women in Business luncheon.
The Governor, accompanied by Mr Howard, then spoke at a Victorian Chilean Student Alumni Reception, and later attended a dinner with Santiago's leaders of science, medicine, business, education, the Arts, NGOs and Government, where they met Chile's Minister for Women and Gender Equity.
On an Official Visit to Colombia, the Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, was interviewed by the Bogota El Tiempo, before, with Mr Anthony Howard QC, visiting the Museo del Oro.
They then travelled to Santiago on an official visit to Chile.
On an Official Visit to Colombia, the Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard QC, participated in a roundtable with leading Colombian business women, and met with Mr Jeronimo Castro, Executive Director of Colfuturo, Colombian Government Education Scholarship Agency.
Later, they participated in a roundtable with Australian and Victorian businesses operating in Colombia.
They then met with Australians and Colombians working on AFL in Colombia before launching the Colombia/Victorian Alumni Association.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard QC, travelled to Bogota, on an Official Visit to Colombia.
They met with Ms Sophia Davies, Australian Ambassador to Colombia then Mr Felipe Jaramillo, President of ProColombia and Ms Maria Elvira Jaramillo, Director of International Relations and Government Affairs.
They later met Ms Patricia Linares, President of the Tribunal for Peace.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard QC continued their official visit to North America, travelling to New York City where they met with Mr Rodney Rigby, Producer of Come From Away, before attending the play.
They then travelled to Bogota, Colombia.