With a quick wit, sharp mind and a wealth of international political experience, the Honourable Joe Hockey has become an authority on commerce and politics in the United Sates, Australia and around the world.
He served in the Australian Parliament from 1996 until 2015. Over that period he was in charge of the portfolios of financial services, health and welfare delivery, employment, workplace relations, small business and tourism. In 2013, he was made Treasurer of Australia.
More recently Mr Hockey served as Australia’s Ambassador to the United States of America under both President Obama and President Trump. This is Australia’s most senior diplomatic post.
He is renowned for negotiating significant wins with the Trump Administration on issues as diverse as the enforcement of refugee agreements and exemptions from all Trump Administration tariffs and quotas.
Mr Hockey lives in Washington DC and specialises in providing strategic and tactical advice to businesses in areas ranging from infrastructure and investment to cyber security
