Alistair Maclean
Position: 
General Manager External Affairs, PanAust Asia
Qualification: 
BA (Hons), LLM (International)
Order Number: 
130
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Alistair has responsibility for PanAust’s operating and social licences to operate in Asia, specifically covering external relations – in particular governments – sustainability, safety and security issues.

Before joining PanAust, Alistair had a 20-year career with the Australian foreign service, including postings to Bangkok, Washington DC and as Ambassador to Laos from 2004 to 2007. Much of his foreign service career was in international trade and investment policy. In 2007 he was a senior advisor in the office of Australian Prime Minister, Mr John Howard, working on energy, resources and environment issues. Based in Vientiane, Alistair has been with PanAust since 2008.