Australian Consul-General to Visit UW–Madison Campus

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu AUSTRALIAN CONSUL-GENERAL TO VISIT UW-MADISON CAMPUS   Madison, WI – Bob Charles, Australia’s consul-general in Chicago, will visit the UW–Madison campus January 31, 2006. Mr. Charles will meet with UW–Madison’s Chancellor, the Dean of International Studies, as well as students, faculty and staff. His visit is being coordinated by the Division of International Studies. The UW–Madison has several study-abroad and other academic exchanges with universities in Australia, including study-abroad programs at Monash University, Murdoch University, and the Universities of Queensland and Wollogong. Several faculty members have research interests involving Australian history and politics. Mr. Charles was appointed consul-general of Australia in Chicago in December, 2004. Before assuming his position, he was a member of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Australia from 1990 to 2004. He also has held a number of private sector positions. He was born in Covington, Kentucky and has a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, Indiana. XXX