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Joanna Miriam Hewitt (born 1 May 1949) is a former senior Australian public servant and policymaker. She previously served as the Commission Chair of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) from 2011 to 2014.
In 1998, she was appointed Australia's Ambassador for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the pre-eminent regional forum for economic and trade dialogue.
Between 2000 and 2003 Hewitt was Australia’s Ambassador in Brussels, Belgium, and concurrently ambassador to the European Union and Luxembourg.
In 2004 she was elevated to the position of Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. She stayed in the role until 2007, resigning to join her husband in Washington DC who had a posting there.
Hewitt served as the Commission Chair of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research from 2011 to 2014.
In 2012, she was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Economics from the University of Western Australia.
In late 2016, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade named one of its 16 meeting rooms in honour of Hewitt, in recognition of her work as a pioneering female diplomat.
Awards and honours
Hewitt was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2008 for service to the community, particularly through significant contributions to Australia's agricultural, forestry and fishing sectors, to cross departmental policy formulation and delivery, and to international relations through fostering diplomatic, trade and cultural interests'.
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