The Australian Ambassador to the United States, The Hon. Joe Hockey, will share his thoughts on the relationship between the US and Australia in the wake of the 2016 US presidential election campaign as the special guest of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney on Wednesday 2 November.

Ambassador Hockey will offer his thoughts on the implications for Australia of a new US administration, engage in a conversation with the Centre's CEO Simon Jackman, and take questions from the audience.

Where: MacLaurin Hall, Quadrangle Building, The University of Sydney

When: Wednesday 2 November, 6-7:30pm

RSVP: Media who wish to cover this event should RSVP with your name, media organisation, position, phone number and email address. Camera spaces are strictly limited by the venue so organisations may be required to pool.

Ambassador Hockey is a University of Sydney alumni (BA 1990, LLB 1990) and a former president of the university’s Students’ Representative Council. He first entered the Australian Parliament in 1996 as the Member for North Sydney and spent more than seventeen years on the front bench, including as the nation’s treasurer from 2013-2015.