George Mina was appointed Deputy Secretary, Trade and Investment Group in March 2024.

Prior to taking up his current role, he served as Ambassador, Australian Permanent Mission to the WTO.

In Canberra he has served as First Assistant Secretary, Consular and Crisis Management Division; Head of the Office of Trade Negotiations; Head of Australia’s campaign for the United Nations Human Rights Council; Assistant Secretary, Trade Policy Branch; and Assistant Secretary, Services and Intellectual Property Branch. 

Overseas he has served in Cairo; Geneva; Paris; and again in Geneva. He has served twice as Ambassador to multilateral organisations (UNESCO and WTO).

Mr Mina holds a Master of Arts (International Relations) from the Australian National University; a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours, Economics) from the University of Melbourne; and a Diploma in Modern Languages (French) from the University of New England.