Fwd: Requesting a meeting between the Government, Parliamentarians and the African Union Delegates at the Parliament House Sydney on 14 or 15 November 2017

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John Nze-Bertram

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Aug 4, 2022, 12:23:57 AM8/4/22

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Dear Friends and Comrades,

Below are correspondences with the NSW Parliament for your information.

The meeting between the African Union delegates and Parliamentarians was very successful. I will share photos in due course.

We look forward to you joining us as PAADN moves to its next developmental stage.

Kind regards,

John Nze-Bertram

Chair PAADN Council and founder, Pan African Australasian Diaspora Network

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From: Rickee Murray <Rickee...@parliament.nsw.gov.au>
Date: Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 2:31 PM
Subject: RE: Requesting a meeting between the Government, Parliamentarians and the African Union Delegates at the Parliament House Sydney on 14 or 15 November 2017
To: John Nze-Bertram <stra...@gmail.com>
Cc: ElectorateOffice MountDruitt <ElectorateOffi...@parliament.nsw.gov.au>

Good afternoon John,

As discussed earlier, I confirm arrangements have been made for the African Union delegates to meet Mr Edmond Atalla MP, Mr Paul Lynch MP and Mr Greg Aplin MP on Wednesday 15 November at 11.30am to 12.15pm in Parliament House.

Please find see below the Members’ bios for your reference.

Mr Atalla MP - https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/Pages/Member-details.aspx?pk=104

Mr Lynch MP - https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/Pages/Member-details.aspx?pk=7

Mr Aplin MP - https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/Pages/Member-details.aspx?pk=17

Feel free to contact me if you need anything further.

Kind regards

Rickee

Mrs Rickee Murray

Parliamentary Officer - Projects

Procedural Research and Protocol Unit

Legislative Assembly

Parliament of New South Wales

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From: John Nze-Bertram [mailto:stra...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, 3 November 2017 11:18 AM
To: Rickee Murray
Cc: john
Subject: RE: Requesting a meeting between the Government, Parliamentarians and the African Union Delegates at the Parliament House Sydney on 14 or 15 November 2017

Thank you Rickee

I look forward to receiving the meeting information at your earliest convenience.

Once I know of the meeting date and time at the Parliament House, I would be able to finalise discussions with other stakeholders in relation to hosting additional meetings between the AU delegates and community leaders, including the African missions/consulates in Sydney.

Once again, thank you for your assistance.

Kind regards
John

On 2 Nov 2017 10:10 am, "Rickee Murray" <Rickee...@parliament.nsw.gov.au> wrote:

Good morning John,

Thank you for your email. We look forward to being able to welcome the delegation to Parliament. I will discuss your request with my colleagues and will get back to you in the next couple of days.

The 14^th and 15^th November are parliamentary sitting days and are typically very busy days for Members, especially Ministers.

I will be in touch soon.

Kind regards

Rickee

Mrs Rickee Murray

Parliamentary Officer - Projects

Procedural Research and Protocol Unit

Legislative Assembly

Parliament of New South Wales

T (02) 9230 2555

F (02) 9230 2333

E rickee...@parliament.nsw.gov.au

W http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au

From: Celebrate African Australians [mailto:jo...@celebrateafricanaustralians.org]
Sent: Wednesday, 1 November 2017 3:58 PM
To: Rickee Murray
Cc: Eiman Kheir
Subject: Requesting a meeting between the Government, Parliamentarians and the African Union Delegates at the Parliament House Sydney on 14 or 15 November 2017

Ms Rickee Murray

Parliament of New South Wales
Parliament House
Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Dear Ms Murray

A delegation of the African Union (AU), Addis Abba, Ethiopia, would be visiting Australia from the 14-18 November 2017.

Specifically, they have requested a courtesy meeting with the NSW Government and Opposition on either the 14 or 15 November 2017. Whilst in Sydney they also wish to meet with relevant Minister(s) and Member(s) of Parliament, including Mr Edmond ATALLA (MP), the first African in the NSW Parliament.

Their travel arrangements to Sydney on the above dates have been finalised. However, we have been informed that those days are the parliament sitting days and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

The AU delegates include:

- Mr Ahmed Elbasheer, Director of the African Union's Citizens and Diaspora Organizations (AU CIDO);
- Ms Eiman Kheir, Regional Policy Officer- Middle East, Asia and Oceania of the African Union Commission; and

- A third delegate to be advised.

As you may be aware, the AU CIDO is designed to serve as a catalyst to facilitate the involvement of African peoples in the continent and in the Diaspora (including Australia) in the affairs of the African Union. Its commitment is to ensure that the AU represents not only African governments, but also the people of Africa. Its overall mission is to engage all elements of African communities, namely civil society and the African Diaspora, in the development and support of AU activities, decision-making processes, policy programmes, institutions, organs and overall goals.

To achieve these objectives, the delegates are looking forward to engaging with the NSW Government, the Opposition and relevant stakeholders to facilitate mutually beneficial causes that harness the potentials and involvement of African people living within the Australasian region, including the implementation of the AU Agenda 2063.

We would therefore appreciate if you can assist to host a brief meeting between the delegates and the relevant stakeholders mentioned above on a suitable time and date between the 14-15 November 2017 at the NSW Parliament House. (Even if after hours will suit.)

Please visit www.paadn.org and www.celebrateafricanaustralians.org for information about us, the Pan African Australasian Diaspora Network (PAADN) and Celebration of African Australians Inc. We are assisting the AU delegates to organise their visit to Australia. Also, view my profile at http://www.celebrateafricanaustralians.org/state-territory-coordinators

Further, attached is the AU Agenda 2063 and a communique from the AU that sheds light about PAADN and its relationship with the AU.

This email has been Cc'ed to Eiman Kheir for the AU delegates' information.

I am looking forward to receiving your response.

Regards

John Nze-Bertram