Ambassador's Speeches

2023

• Ambassador Paul Kelly's speech on “Australia’s Approach to Foreign Policy and the Bilateral Relationship with Lao PDR”, 15 December 2023, at National Academy of Politics and Public Administration. 

2020

• HOM's speech on Foreign Policy White Paper at Tha Gnon, 16 Oct 2020
• 2020 Australia Day Speech, 26 Jan 2020

2019

• Opening Ceremony of “Effective Public Speaking and Negotiation Skills” Training, 4 September 2019
• ANZAC Dawn Service Speech, 25 April 2019
• Australia Day Speech for Lao National TV, 26 January 2019
• National Australia Day Function Speech 2019, 26 January 2019
• Friendship Bridge Speech 2019 , 26 April 2019

2018

• Human Rights Day Speech 2018, 10 December 2018

2017

• Diplomatic Corps well-wishing ceremony,Presidential Palace, Friday 1 December 2017
• 65^th Anniversary Awards Dinner, Monday 27 November 2017
• 2017 Defence Alumni Dinner , 29 November 2017, Lao Plaza Hotel, Vientiane
• Laos Australia National Scholarships (LANS) Congratulations Ceremony, 17 December 2017
• Developing a safe and sustainable vegetable sector, 26 October 2017
• Meeting Hall Construction Project Launch, 27 July 2017 (ENG | LAO)
• Gravity Fed Water and Irrigation System Project Launch,  27 July 2017 (ENG | LAO)
• Disability Empowerment Skills Exchange (DESE) Final Project Presentation, 17 July 2017, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Vientiane
• Award Ceremony for Australian Government Lao Disabled Women’s Development Centre, 19 July 2017, Vientiane
• ANZAC Day Commemorative Speech, 25 April 2017
• Mekong Ecosystem Summit 2.0, 24 March 2017
• Extension of SUSO project with CARE, 22 March 2017
• AML workshop Vientiane, 15 March 2017
•  Official Launch of Additional Financing to the Second Trade Development Facility (TDFII), March 13, 2017       
• Australia’s National Day , 26 January 2017

2016

• Laos Australia National Scholarships (LANS) Congratulations Ceremony, 7 December 2016

•  Women in Leadership Conference , 30 November 2016
•  Australia-Laos Defence Alumni Dinner , 24 November 2016
•  Lower Mekong Fish Passage Conference, 14-18 November, Vientiane

• Handover of English Language Materials , 18 October 2016, Vientiane
• Global Handwashing Day 2016, 15 October 2016, Vientiane

• Australia-Asia Program to Combat Trafficking in Persons , 31 August 2016, Vientiane

• Lao Start-Up and Entrepreneurship Conference, 31 August 2016, Vientiane

• ASEAN Women’s Private Sector Forum (Tourism), 13-15 June 2016, Vientiane, Lao PDR

• ANZAC Day 2016 Dawn Service Vientiane Speech, 25 April 2016
• Seminar on Good Practice Mining: Part of a strong and growing Lao economy, Settha Palace Hotel, Vientiane, 5 April 2016

• Hand-over ceremony of textbooks for primary school grades 3-5 co-funded by UNICEF, Australia and European Union (English / Lao), Thursday 24 March 2016

• BEQUAL Steering Committee, Friday 26 February 2016, 8:30-12:10

• Australia Day Reception Speech  By John Williams,  Wed 27 January 2016

2015

• Handover Ceremony of Australian Equipment to Lao Police. 27 May 2015
• Lao PDR ASEAN Chairmanship year 2016. 8 May 2015
• High Level Advisory Council Meeting. 7 May 2015
• ANZAC Day 2015 Dawn Service. 7 May 2015

• ChildFund program launch speech. 6 April 2015
• Certificate of Appreciation Handover Ceremony by Department of Immigration. 1 April 2015

• Launch of Sonthana Project – to preserve Lao Literature and Art. 14 March 2015
• Workshop on 2014 Annual Microfinance Stakeholder Forum for NDTMFI. 3 March 2015

• Inception Workshop for 2 ACIAR managed projects: Biosecure market-driven beef production system & livestock disease management. Read more in English / Lao. 20 February 2015

• Memorandum of Subsidiary Arrangement Signing Ceremony - Basic Education Quality and Access in Lao PDR (BEQUAL) Project. Read more in English / Lao. 28 January 2015
• Ambassador John Williams' 2015 Australia Day Message. Read more in English / Lao. 26 January 2015

 

2014

• Opening of the National Research for Development Forum. Read more in English / Lao. 17 December 2014

• Abundant Water workshop. Read more in English / Lao. 18 November 2014
•  Laos Australia National Scholarships (LANS) Congratulations Ceremony. Read more in English / Lao. 5 November 2014
• CLIP Workshop. Read more in English / Lao. 31 October 2014
• Private Sector Awareness Workshop Implementing Regulatory Impact Assessment in the Laos. Read more in English / Lao. 15 Oct 2014  
• Workshop on a National Strategy for Financial Literacy and Consumer Protection. Read more in English / Lao. 17 October 2014
• World Sight Day Celebration. Read more in English / Lao. 11 October 2014
• Interplast Documentary Film Launch. Read more in English / Lao. 8 October 2014
• MSA Signing Ceremony Australia-Asia Program to Combat Trafficking in Persons (AAPTIP). Read more in English / Lao. 18 Sept 2014 
• Australia helping more Lao children get to school. Read more in English / Lao. 3 June 2014
• Ambassador John Williams 2015 Australia Day Message. Read more in English / Lao 
• Ambassador John Williams  2014 Australia Day Message