Jessica Swann-Jadwat
@JessicaSwann
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Law, journalism, Islam/West dialogue.
Canberra & UAE
Joined February 2009
A year ago, Ridwaan @AusAmbUAE and I departed Australia headed for the UAE to take up diplomic posting in Abu Dhabi as Head of Mission family. Ridwaan has done an incredible job as Australia’s Ambassador to the UAE and I’m obviously very proud of him. He runs a tight and busy
It has now been 12 months since I began my posting as Australia’s Ambassador to the UAE and it has been a tremendous experience. Our team is thrilled with all that we have achieved so far with our Emirati partners, including the negotiation and signing of the Comprehensive
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All Aboard the Diplomatic Love Train! A Valentine’s Day reflection on love second time around
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From Shinrin-yoku to Tayammum: Finding Balance in Nature #Ramadan2026 #UAE #Islam #Spirituality #Desert #ShinrinYoku #Tayammum #WorkLifeBalance
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Cultural Diplomacy & Emirati-Kuwaiti Women’s Economic Empowerment in the UAE
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UNION ARENA Booster Pack KAGURABACHI launches on February 27, 2026! Get ultra-premium manga-art cards!
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From Ancient Roots to Modern Faith: Representing Australia in the UAE and our 65,000-Year Heritage
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Soft Power Diplomacy - Wives of Ambassadors to the UAE meet at the Austr... https://t.co/4Y31Gq37Cq via @YouTube
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RT @AusAmbUAE: It is difficult to put into adequate words the heartbreak and sadness that we feel at this tragic time in the aftermath of t…
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Please join the Australian and New Zealand Embassies for a commemorative ANZAC Day Dawn Service on Friday 25 April at Yas Links, Abu Dhabi. 🇦🇺🇳🇿 #anzacday #lestweforget
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From AI in the ICU to ethical decision-making and implementation science, we’re looking for sessions that tackle today’s most pressing challenges. Share your expertise at the NCS 24th Annual Meeting in Seattle.
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Yesterday our team hosted CEOs from @ypoaunz. Fantastic to see Australian business leaders from retail, tech, food professional services and beverage sectors exploring opportunities in the UAE. @InvestAbuDhabi @OrotonStudio @DashingGroup @WaterhouseVC #UAE_AUS50
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It was wonderful to have the opportunity to meet the inspiring staff and students @MiddlesexDubai and to participate in a thought-provoking Q&A session!
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A great privilege of being an Ambassador is the opportunity to meet some extraordinary members of the Australian community. And that was certainly the case when my wife Jessica and I attended the premiere of a film called Mountain Boy https://t.co/wmmQmOfivV The film is based on
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Australia v Pakistan 🇦🇺🇵🇰🏏 we won! Giving our world class Aussie women’s team a whole lotta love at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Dubai as they played against Pakistan tonight. (full disclosure, I still understand very little about the game of cricket but I sure loved
Congratulations to our @AusWomenCricket team for their magnificent win against Pakistan tonight in Dubai in the @T20WorldCup. Thrilled be in the stadium to cheer them on! #T20WorldCup
@CricketAus
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Never Tear Us Apart - Mind blown! Michael Hutchence would have been proud. TKL absolutely delivered. He was SO good. He did INXS proud. https://t.co/4ZDQnGH6rg Kid Laroi - NRL Grand Final 2024 Accor Stadium Sydney N.S.W 6/10/24 https://t.co/R3ZW6aBL64 via @YouTube
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Love this pic of my husband and our Aussie Defence Force team at Headquarters Middle East - this pic goes #straighttothepoolroom
I had the honour to recently visit Colonel Scottie Morris and the ADF team deployed to Headquarters Middle East, deliver a speech and engage in a great q and a session with the team. #YourADF is ready to support Australian interests globally.
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Watching @abcnews 24 live this morning here in #AbuDhabi, witnessing the official #CEPA #TradeAgreement announcement. To suggest I’m proud of my husband @AusAmbUAE, the team and Emirati counterparts is an understatement. Our first Trade Agreement with any country in the Middle
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In this article, My Headscarf Tells a Story - Mina Mina Jukurrpa - I discuss (to the best of my ability as an Ally) its meaning and origins in Warlpiri Culture along with offering modern context in the ancient belief of ‘sovereignty’ as a spiritual notion
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Like many Aussies, particularly those of us living as expats overseas, I am passionate about my Australian identity. I am more 'Australian' because of our 65,000 year history. As spouse to our...
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Thank you @LouvreAbuDhabi for acknowledging #FirstNations #Australia. By far the most ancient awareness of The Pleiades / Seven Sisters belongs to the Australian Indigenous people, where the constellation figures in the Dreamings of several language groups. #NAIDOC2024 #UAE #Art
As we celebrate #NAIDOCWeek in Australia and the history and achievements of Australia’s First Nations people, I was thrilled to tour the @LouvreAbuDhabi and view a wonderful painting: Milky Way and Seven Sisters Dreaming by Australian Indigenous artist Marilyn Nambetuyyi
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Stuff the British Stole This is an outstanding doco series. I struggled to imagine how a following series could equal S1. Based upon subject matter, investigative research, experts interviewed and quality of presentation, S2 is better than the first. https://t.co/A6Ok3ACvwv
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Follow Marc Fennell on a globe-trotting, emotional quest for the truth as he unravels the twisted mysteries behind six iconic and priceless objects taken by the British Empire and meets those who...
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