No. S177, Thursday, 4 September 2008

 

                                                                                                                      Government House

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          CANBERRA  ACT  2600

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4 September 2008

 

ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

 

 

The Governor-General is pleased to announce the following

honorary appointments within the Order of Australia:

 

 

HONORARY COMPANION (AC) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

 

Emeritus Professor Stuart Ross TAYLOR

   18 Sheehan Street, Pearce ACT 2607

For outstanding service to science, particularly in the fields of geochemistry and cosmochemistry as a researcher, writer and educator.

 

HONORARY OFFICER (AO) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

 

Mr Malcolm BINKS

   11 Brown House Road, Old Greenwich, Connecticut 06870 United States of America

For service to Australia-United States relations, particularly through the American Australian Association and the establishment of the United States Studies Centre.

 

Dr J B PENN

   Deere and Company, 1808 Eye Street, NW – 8th Floor

   Washington DC 20006 United States of America

For service to Australia-United States bilateral agricultural trading relationship, particularly his contribution to the liberalisation of global agricultural markets.

 

HONORARY MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

 

Ms LU Jian

   Austrade Beijing Office, Australian Embassy, 21 Dongzhimenwai Dajie

   Beijing 100600 People’s Republic of China

For service to Australia-China bilateral relations, particularly her role in securing the export of Australia Liquefied Natural Gas to China.

 

By His Excellency’s Command

 

 

Malcolm Hazell

Official Secretary to the Governor-General