The Treasurer today announced the nomination of Ms Miranda Rawlinson, a senior official with the Australian Agency for International Development, to the position of Alternate Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila for a term of three years.
Ms Rawlinson will assist the Director, Mr John Lockhart AO, in representing a constituency of countries within the ADB, the members of which are: Australia; Azerbaijan; Cambodia; Hong Kong, China; Kiribati; Federated States of Micronesia; Nauru; Solomon Islands; and Tuvalu.
Ms Rawlinson will assist in the governance of the Bank by examining a wide range of policy, loan and budgetary proposals considered by the Executive Board.
Ms Rawlinson has extensive experience in the work of international financial institutions. Before her appointment, Ms Rawlinson held the position of Assistant Director General of AusAIDs International Programs Branch, which is responsible for support provided through the aid program to multilateral development agencies, including the ADB and the World Bank. While at AusAID, Ms Rawlinson led the Secretariat to the Simons Committee, which reviewed Australias aid program. In 1995-96, Ms Rawlinson led the International Organisation and Public Affairs Branch, which was then responsible for AusAIDs relationship with international financial institutions. She has worked in AusAID and its predecessors since 1979.
Australia has been a member of the ADB since it was established in 1966 to assist the economic and social development of countries of the Asia Pacific region. Australia remains one of the most significant shareholders in the Bank and attaches considerable importance to its work within the region.