Jason Robertson, Deputy Head of Mission for the Embassy of Australia, Washington DC
Mr Robertson is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He took up the position of Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy in Washington DC in August 2024.
Mr Robertson has previously served as Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy in Beijing (2020-2024) and as Consul-General in Guangzhou (2018-2019). He has also had earlier postings to Australian diplomatic missions in Beijing, Islamabad and Belgrade.
Mr Robertson has also served with the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations in Sarajevo, Pristina and New York.
Mr Robertson holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the University of Queensland and a Graduate Diploma in Foreign Affairs and Trade from Monash University.
He is married with two children.