Mudie was born and raised in Adelaide, Australia, and became interested in foreign policy and world affairs in college.[1] She earned a Bachelor of Arts in politics and history from the University of Adelaide, and did further study in foreign affairs and trade at the Australian National University.[2] She has a Master of Arts in Southeast Asian studies from the University of Hull.[3]
Career
Mudie is a career diplomat who first worked in Hanoi as a diplomat starting in 1993.[1][4] She subsequently worked in New York in the Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations; she was in New York City during the September 11 attacks.[1]
Following her time in New York she worked in Geneva as Australia's representative to the United Nations.[1] During this period she helped set up the United Nations Human Rights Council and was at its first meeting in 2006.[1]
She then became the Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives,[5] a position she held from 2012 until 2016. While there, her work projects included improving access to clean water.[6] In 2019 she was named the Australian Ambassador to Vietnam.[2] Her work in Vietnam has centered on advocating for leadership roles for women,[7] reducing violence against women,[8] providing aid and vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic,[9][10] development assistance including collaboration in agricultural research[11] and celebrating 50 years of cooperation between Vietnam and Australia.[12] Her term in Vietnam ended in September 2022.[4]
References
^ abcdede Silva - Senarath, Kathya (16 December 2015). "Smiling in the rain". Sri Lanka Daily News. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ abPayne, Marise (22 March 2019). "Ambassador to Vietnam". Minister for Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^Mudie, Robyn (1998). ASEM and Australia: Implications and Challenges. Centre for South-East Asian Studies and Institute of Pacific Asia Studies, The University of Hull. ISBN0903122030.
