Education
Richardson attended The University of Sydney where he received a Bachelor of Arts with Honours (1965-1968).
Richardson attended The University of Sydney where he received a Bachelor of Arts with Honours (1965-1968).
Richardson is currently the Secretary of the Department of Defence, since 18 October 2012. He started his Australian Public Service career in the Department of External Affairs in 1969. In the Australian foreign service, Richardson was a Principal Adviser to the Prime Minister, and Head of the Review of the Intelligence Community.
He held various roles in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, was a Deputy Secretary at the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1993-1996), and Director-General of Security of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation from October 1996.
He was previously Australian Ambassador to the United States of America (2005-2010) and Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2010-2012). In just about every place, he says they were made welcome by the American people.
Richardson is married to Betty, and has two children.
