USI-ACT 2024 Blamey Oration - save the date
Fri, 13 Sept
|The Boat House
We are very pleased to announce that MAJGEN Paul Symon (Retd) AO will deliver the 2024 Blamey Oration. The title of his Oration is: "From F Shed, Victoria Market, to running the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (and a few things in between)"
Time & Location
13 Sept 2024, 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm
The Boat House , Grevillea Park, Menindee Dr, Barton ACT 2600
About the event
please register and pay HERE
$97 for members and their first guest
$162 for non-members (price includes yearly membership to USI ACT)Â
Event details to take note of: Â Â Â
Date/Time: Â Â Friday, 13 September, 18:30Â
Venue: Â Â Â The Boat House,Â
Dress: Â Â Â Black Tie, Mess Dress with MinitauresÂ
BIO
Paul served as the 12th Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) from 2017-2022.
Paul’s military career began in 1982 at the Royal Military College, Duntroon where he received the Sword of Honour. He departed the military 35 years later as a Major General. He distinguished himself in appointments such as Deputy Chief of the Australian Army (2009-2011) and Director of the Defence Intelligence Organisation (2011-2014). He served overseas in the United Kingdom, Israel, Lebanon, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Paul was appointed Director-General of ASIS in 2017. He became responsible for the collection of foreign human intelligence and oversaw a very high tempo of sensitive and high-risk intelligence operations.
Paul was honoured as an Officer in the Military Division of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service. He holds two Master’s degrees, is married and has two adult children and two grandsons.
Paul is currently an independent non-executive board member of Safran (Australasia) and is a national security adviser to the University of Melbourne. He also co-chairs the Group of Eight (Go8) Defence and Security Committee.