Australian Ambassador David Ritchie

January 27, 2004

AMBASSADOR Ritchie comes well prepared for his job in Jakarta, having worked for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs since 1975. He arrived 14 months ago, in the wake of the devastating Bali bombing that killed 88 of his countrymen. The oft-reported acrimonious relations between the countries, he said, are nothing more than media hype. Ritchie believes the good rapport outweighs the bad between Jakarta and Canberra. Excerpts of an i

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