Mr Ian Biggs

Mr Biggs is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was most recently Ambassador for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation. He has previously served overseas as Ambassador to Iran, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia, as Deputy Head of Mission in India, Austria and Syria, and as Special Assistant to the IAEA Director General.

Mr Biggs holds a Masters in International Relations from the Australian National University and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Sydney. He speaks Arabic.