Jenny Polyxeni Bloomfield is the Australian Representative to Taiwan since February 1, 2021,[1] succeeding Gary Cowan.[2][3][4] and was the Australian Ambassador to Greece[4] from 2011 until 2014 with non-resident accreditation to Albania and Bulgaria.[5] She is both the first woman and the first person of Greek descent to hold that position.
Bloomfield earned a Master of Arts in Foreign Affairs and Trade from Monash University, a Bachelor of Letters in Political Science and French and a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts in Modern Greek from the University of Melbourne.[5][3]
The mother of 4 children, Bloomfield speaks 8 languages[which?]including Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese Hokkien. During her tenure in Taiwan, she is known as Lu zhen-yi (露珍怡), the Chinese name she chooses for herself with the meaning of "precious dew", and the last character of her given name is a combination of Xin(忄) and Tai (台), standing for "heart" and "Taiwan" respectively.[6]
References
- ^ "New Australian envoy to take office on Monday". Taipei Times. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Representative, Australian Office". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ a b "New Australian Representative in Taiwan Ms Jenny Bloomfield will commence her appointment on 1 Feb". Australian Office Taiwan. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ a b Strong, Matthew (27 January 2021). "Australia posts former ambassador to Greece in Taiwan". Taiwan News. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ a b Rudd, Kevin (17 July 2011). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Greece" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015.
- ^ 鍾佑貞 (14 August 2021). "澳洲駐台代表專訪2：澳洲駐台代表心中有台灣 中文名字藏玄機" [2nd Interview with Australian Representative to Taiwan]. Central News Agency (CNA). Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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