H.E. Tiffany McDonald is Australia’s Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta. Previously, she served as High Commissioner to Brunei during its ASEAN Chair year in 2021. As a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ms. McDonald has held diplomatic roles in Jakarta, Seoul, and London, as well as Chargé d’Affaires at the Holy See and Deputy Ambassador in Paris.

In Canberra, she has undertaken various roles in foreign policy, trade, multilateral affairs, and law. She has also delivered diplomatic training across Australian Government agencies, to Master’s students, and at international diplomatic academies.

Ms. McDonald holds a Master of Laws from the University of Queensland and a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws from the Australian National University. She successfully completed a course on Law and Sustainability at the Smith School at Oxford.

In her spare time, she enjoys traveling with her husband and adult children, jogging, and playing golf. Originally from Wagga Wagga, regional New South Wales, she still enjoys visiting family and friends there.