Her Excellency Ms Lynette Wood
Australian Ambassador to France, with non-resident accreditation to Algeria, Mauritania and Monaco residing in Paris
After studying languages and linguistics at university, Ms Wood spent nearly five years working in Japan before completing a Master’s degree in international relations at the ANU and joining DFAT as a graduate in 1994.
A diverse diplomatic career has included a short term mission as Acting High Commissioner in London, postings to Berlin as HOM, Ottawa and Bonn; three secondments to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, including three years as FAS International and three months as international advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office; as well as corporate experience as the head of Executive Branch and FAS, Consular and Crisis Management Division during the COVID pandemic.
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Ms Ruth Stone OAM
Deputy Head of Mission, Ambassador to Chad (Non-Resident), Australian Embassy, Paris
Ruth Stone is the Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy, Paris. She also serves as non-resident Ambassador to Chad.
Ms Stone is a senior career officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Before taking up her current role, Ms Stone worked in Canberra as Assistant Secretary, Vietnam and Mekong Strategy Branch; Assistant Secretary, Climate and Environment Policy Branch; and Assistant Secretary, Human Rights and Social Inclusion Branch.
Ms Stone has previously served overseas as Australia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva and at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. She was Communications Director for the World Health Organisation in Beijing.
Ms Stone holds a Master of Arts (Foreign Affairs and Trade) from Monash University in Melbourne and a Bachelor of Asian Studies (Hons) from Murdoch University in Perth. She speaks French.