Gita Kamath

Gita Kamath
Gita Kamath
	Kamath, pictured in 2019
High Commissioner of Australia to South Africa
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 March 2019
Preceded by	Adam McCarthy
Personal details
Alma mater	Australian National University; University of New South Wales; University of Technology Sydney;
Occupation	Diplomat
Profession	Lawyer

Gita Kamath, an Australian diplomat, is the High Commissioner of Australia to South Africa, since March 2019.

Background and career

Kamath graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws, University of New South Wales; a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, University of Technology Sydney; and a Master of Arts (Foreign Affairs and Trade), from the Australian National University.^[1] She commenced her career practicing as a lawyer with Clayton Utz.^[2]

Kamath is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

^ Payne, Marise (2 March 2019). "High Commissioner to South Africa" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020.
^ "Participants Biographies" (PDF). AAUN New South Wales Members Day: Knowledge Partnerships. Australia Africa Universities Network. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Adam McCarthy	Australian High Commissioner to South Africa 2019 – present	Incumbent