Julie Bishop
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Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956) is an Australian politician, serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2013, and the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party since 2007. Bishop grew up in the Adelaide Hills and was educated at the St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, later attending the University of Adelaide. Prior to entering politics, she was a managing partner of major Australian law firm Clayton Utz.
Bishop began her political career as a member of the Australian House of Representatives during the 1998 federal election for the seat of Curtin in Western Australia. She is the first female deputy leader of the Liberal Party and was the third woman to hold the title of Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Bishop previously served in the Howard Government as the Minister for Ageing from 2003 to 2006, and the Minister for Education, Science and Training from 2006 to 2007, until the defeat of the Liberal/National Coalition at the election held on 24 November 2007.
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Visit to Eastern Europe
http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2017/jb_mr_170708.aspx
I will visit Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia from 9 to 15 July 2017 to strengthen bilateral relations and advance Australia’s economic and security interests in the region.
This year Croatia and Australia celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations. I will meet President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Foreign Minister Marija Pejcinovic Buric to discuss ways to build on our good bilateral relations, our strong people-to-people links and promote opportunities for Australian exporters. I will also attend an event at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, to promote the participation of young women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
I will be the first Australian Foreign Minister to make an official visit to both Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
During my visit to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, I will meet Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov to discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues. I will also meet with an NGO working with Australian Government support to help end violence against women. In Serbia, I will meet Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic to discuss our strong bilateral relations and growing trade relations. I will also meet with Australian businesses working in the region to discuss opportunities for increased cooperation, including in mining, as well as promote our efforts on women’s economic empowerment with a local NGO partner. During my time in Serbia, I will visit and receive a briefing on the Glac Archaeology Project, in which the University of Sydney is a leading partner.