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22 July
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Ms Hitomi Toku, Cultural Officer, Australian Embassy, Tokyo
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8 August
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Mr Graham Dominy, National Archivist, South Africa
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9 August
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Mrs Janette Howard (wife of the Prime Minister), Mrs Diana Hill (wife of the Minister for Defence) and new members of the Parliamentary Spouses Association
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29 August
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Ms Nancy Lynn, Director, Travelling Programs and Mr Raymond Silva, Assistant Director, Travelling Exhibitions and Planetarium Shows, American Museum of Natural History,
New York
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14 October
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UK Parliamentary Delegation: Rt Hon. John Spellar MP, Mr Quentin Davies MP, Mr Brian Jenkins MP, Mrs Madeline Moon MP and Ms Geraldine Smith MP (guests of Parliament of Australia)
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21 October
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Mr Joe McGrath, Marketing Manager, Victorian Racing, and Mr Mark de Mestre (grandson of five times Melbourne Cup winner trainer Etienne de Mestre), as part of the Australian tour of the 2005 Melbourne Cup
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28 October
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Mr Graeme Base, author and illustrator, opening of The Waterhole exhibition, Nation Focus gallery
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7 November
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His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden and Her Majesty Queen Silvia (State visit to Australia)
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7 November
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Dr Ameer Ali, President of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (Talkback Classroom)
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7 November
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The Hon. Dr Sharman Stone, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration, and Chair of the Selection Committee for the new National Portrait Gallery
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21 November
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Ambassador Mr Ezzat Saad, Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs, and
His Excellency Mr Mohamed M Tawfik, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
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23 November
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Mr Michael Milton, Australian Paralympic gold medallist (Talkback Classroom)
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29 November
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Mr Reuven Riven, Speaker of the Israeli Parliament, Mrs Riven, and the Israeli Ambassador in Australia, Mr Naftali Tamir (Guest of the Parliament of Australia)
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1 December
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Mr Cruz Bustamante, Lieutenant Governor of California (guest of Government)
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2 December
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His Excellency Mr Michael Leir, High Commissioner for Canada in Australia
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8 December
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Mrs Emine Erdogan, wife of the Turkish Prime Minister (guest of Parliamentary Spouses Association)
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13 December
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Senator Gary Humphries, Senator for the ACT (to open the Captivating and Curious exhibition)
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13 December
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His Excellency Mr Antonio Cosano, Spanish Ambassador
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22 December
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His Excellency Mr François Descoueyte, French Ambassador and Mrs Christina Descoueyte
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10 May
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His Excellency Mr Michael Leir, Canadian High Commissioner in Australia
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11 May
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Mr Murray McLean, Australian Ambassador to Tokyo
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19 May
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His Excellency Mr Niek van Zutphen, Ambassador of the Netherlands in Australia, and Mrs Miriam van Zutphen-Wÿsenbeek
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14 June
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Parliamentary Delegation from the Republic of Vanuatu (official guests of Parliament of Australia): the Hon. Esmon Simon MP, Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, (Delegation Leader); the Hon. Moana Carcasses MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition; the Hon. Jack Eric MP, Member for Luganville; the Hon. Bob Loughman MP, Member for Tanna
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16 June
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The Hon. Bob Baldwin MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources (opening of 'Rocks to riches' exhibit)
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30 June
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His Excellency Mr Martin Lutz, German Ambassador in Australia (to open the Cook's Pacific Encounters exhibition)
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