Ambassador Robert Hill, Former Australian Minister of Defense and Ambassador to the United Nations Joins UANI Advisory Board

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August 29, 2012

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Ambassador Robert Hill, Former Australian Minister of Defense and Ambassador to the United Nations Joins UANI Advisory Board  

New York, NY - Today, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) announced that Ambassador Robert Murray Hill, the former Australian Minister for Defense and Ambassador of Australia to the United Nations, will join UANI's Advisory Board.

Said UANI CEO, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace:

I am delighted to welcome Robert to the board. He is a highly respected voice on diplomatic and military matters. UANI will benefit greatly from his expertise and counsel. We are honored to have him.

Click here for more information about UANI's leadership and Advisory Board.

Robert Murray Hill is the former Ambassador of Australia to the United Nations (2006-09) and former Australian Minister for Defense (2001-06). He currently serves as Chancellor of the University of Adelaide.

His long political career, from 1981 to 2006, included 10 years as the Leader of the Government in the Senate from March 1996 until his resignation in January 2006. He was Vice President of the Liberal Party in South Australia (1977-79) and President (1985-87). Other appointments included Minister of the Environment (1996-98), Minister for the Environment and Heritage (1998-2001) and Minister for Defense (2001-06). Before entering politics, Mr. Hill was a barrister and solicitor.

Mr. Hill is also an Adjunct Professor in Sustainability, United States Studies Centre, at the University of Sydney.

Mr. Hill is a graduate of the University of Adelaide and he received his master's degree in law at the University of London.
 

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