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Kevin Rudd, MP" border="0" align="middle" width="85" height="105"/></td> <td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2" width="10%">2011</td> <td rowspan="2" width="30%"> <ul> <li><a href="speeches/2011/archive.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/2011/archive.html">Media Releases</a></li> <li><a href="transcripts/2011/archive.html">Transcripts</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190329120525/http://foreignminister.gov.au/statements/2011/archive.html">Statements</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190329120525/http://foreignminister.gov.au/messages/2011/archive.html">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="articles/2011/archive.html">Articles</a></li> </ul> </td> <td class="spacer" width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacer"> </td></tr> <tr></td> <td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2">2010</td> <td rowspan="2" width="30%"> <ul> <li><a href="speeches/2010/archive.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/2010/archive.html">Media Releases</a></li> <li><a href="transcripts/2010/archive.html">Transcripts</a></li> <li><a href="statements/2010/archive.html">Statements</a></li> <li><a href="messages/2010/archive.html">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="articles/2010/archive.html">Articles</a></li> </ul> </td> <td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="lhs" rowspan="6" width="20%"><img src="/web/20190329120525im_/https://foreignminister.gov.au/2010/images/portrait_smith.jpg" alt="The Hon. Stephen Smith, MP" border="0" align="middle" width="85" height="105"/></td> <td class="spacer" width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2">2009</td> <td rowspan="2"><ul> <li><a href="speeches/2009/archive.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/2009/archive.html">Media Releases</a></li> <li><a href="transcripts/2009/archive.html">Transcripts</a></li> </ul> </td> <td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacer"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2">2008</td> <td rowspan="2"><ul> <li><a href="speeches/2008/index.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/2008/index.html">Media Releases</a></li> <li><a href="transcripts/2008/index.html">Transcripts</a></li> </ul> </td> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacer"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2" width="10%">2007</td> <td rowspan="2" width="30%"><ul> <li><a href="speeches/2007/archive.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/2007/archive.html">Media Releases</a></li> <li><a href="transcripts/2007/archive.html">Transcripts</a></li> </ul> </td> <td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="lhs" rowspan="23" width="20%"><img src="/web/20190329120525im_/https://foreignminister.gov.au/2007/images/downer_photo_bw.jpg" alt="The Hon. Alexander Downer , MP" border="0" align="middle" width="85" height="105"/></td> <td class="spacer" width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2">2006</td> <td rowspan="2"><ul> <li><a href="speeches/2006/index.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/2006/index.html">Media Releases</a></li> </ul> </td> <td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2">2005</td> <td rowspan="2"><ul> <li><a href="speeches/2005/index.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/2005/index.html">Media Releases</a></li> </ul> </td> <td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacer"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2">2004</td> <td rowspan="2"><ul> <li><a href="speeches/2004/index.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/2004/index.html">Media Releases</a></li> </ul> </td> <td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacer"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2">2003</td> <td rowspan="2"><ul> <li><a href="speeches/2003/index.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/2003/index.html">Media Releases</a></li> </ul> </td> <td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacer"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2">2002</td> <td rowspan="2"><ul> <li><a href="speeches/2002/index.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/2002/index.html">Media Releases</a></li> </ul> </td> <td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacer"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2">2001</td> <td rowspan="2"><ul> <li><a href="speeches/2001/index.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/2001/index.html">Media Releases</a></li> </ul> </td> <td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacer"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2">2000</td> <td rowspan="2"><ul> <li><a href="speeches/2000/index.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/2000/index.html">Media Releases</a></li> </ul> </td> <td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacer"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2">1999</td> <td rowspan="2"><ul> <li><a href="speeches/1999/index.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/1999/index.html">Media Releases</a></li> </ul> </td> <td class="spacer"></td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2">1998</td> <td rowspan="2"><ul> <li><a href="speeches/1998/index.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/1998/index.html">Media Releases</a></li> </ul> </td> <td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacer"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2">1997</td> <td rowspan="2"><ul> <li><a href="speeches/1997/index.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/1997/index.html">Media Releases</a></li> </ul> </td> <td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacer"></td></tr> <tr><td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2">1996</td> <td rowspan="2"><ul> <li><a href="speeches/1996/index.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/1996/index.html">Media Releases</a></li> </ul> </td> <td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacer"> </td></tr> <tr class="lastRow"> <td class="lhs" rowspan="2"><img src="/web/20190329120525im_/https://foreignminister.gov.au/1995/images/evans.jpg" alt="The Hon. Gareth Evans, MP" border="0" align="middle" width="" height="105"/> <td class="dateDisplay" rowspan="2">1995</td> <td rowspan="2"><ul> <li><a href="speeches/1995/index.html">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="releases/1995/index.html">Media Releases</a></li> </ul> </td> <td class="spacer"> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacer"> </td></tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="noprint"> <div style="border-top:1px solid #000"> <p align="center"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190329120525/http://www.dfat.gov.au/copyright.html">Copyright</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190329120525/http://www.dfat.gov.au/disclaim.html">Disclaimer</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190329120525/http://www.dfat.gov.au/privacy.html">Privacy</a></p> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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