Sir James Plimsoll Lecture 2013 - The Challenges of Multilateralism
Channel: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Date: 2013-11-15

DFAT Secretary, Peter Varghese, delivered the Plimsoll Lecture on "The Challenges of Multilateralism"  at the University of Tasmania in Hobart on 7 November 2013.  The annual Plimsoll Lecture honours the memory of Sir James Plimsoll, one of Australia's most distinguished diplomats, who later served as Governor of Tasmania.  The lecture presents senior international figures, diplomats, commentators and academic specialists in world affairs.  It is hosted each year by the University of Tasmania, in partnership with DFAT and the Tasmania Branch of the Australian Institute for International Affairs.

Transcript of speech: http://dfat.gov.au/media/speeches/department/131107-plimsoll.html