JG Crawford Oration 2021 - presented by Mirvac

Watch the recording of 2021 JG Crawford Oration - presented by Mirvac on ANU TV YouTube channel

His Excellency Dr S Jaishankar will deliver the JG Crawford Oration 2021.

Dr S Jaishankar will provide India's perspective on the Indo-Pacific and India-Australia relations at a time of strategic change, heightened major power contestation, and rising economic and human toll from the COVID-19 pandemic.

He will be joined by The Hon Julie Bishop, Chancellor of The Australian National University in conversation after the address.

The JG Crawford Oration was established to recognise Sir John Crawford's outstanding contributions to the University, both as Vice-Chancellor for five years (1968-1973) and as Director of the Research School of Pacific Studies for the preceding seven years (1960-1967). Sir John was also the Chancellor of the University from 1976 to 1984. As an official and as a scholar, Sir Crawford exercised remarkable influence nationally and internationally. He was a key player in reorienting Australian economic policy in the mid-twentieth century and, along with a counterparts in Japan and the United States, a pioneer in the building of a regional economic and policy community.

A link to view the livestream will be sent 24 hours prior to the event to those that have registered.

About Dr S Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister - Government of India

Dr S Jaishankar was President - Global Corporate Affairs at Tata Sons Private Limited from May 2018. He was Foreign Secretary from 2015-18, Ambassador to United States from 2013-15, Ambassador to China from 2009-2013, High Commissioner to Singapore from 2007-2009 and Ambassador to the Czech Republic from 2000-2004.

He has also served in other diplomatic assignments in Embassies in Moscow, Colombo, Budapest and Tokyo, as well in the Ministry of External Affairs and the President's Secretariat.

Dr S Jaishankar is a graduate of St. Stephen's College at the University of Delhi. He has an MA in Political Science and an M. Phil and Ph.D in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.

He is a recipient of the Padma Shri award in 2019.