Grigson replaces Greg Moriarty who served as Ambassador from 2010.
Previously Grigson was Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, having served as Ambassador to Thailand (2008-2010).
He has also served as Ambassador to Burma (Myanmar) (2003-2004); as Chief Negotiator of the Peace Monitoring Group in Bougainville (2000); and Counsellor, later Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh (1993-1995). He was Australias Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Grigson holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Journalism from the University of Queensland, a Bachelor of Letters from the Australian National University and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance from the Securities Institute of Australia.
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