Dave Sharma
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His Excellency Dave Sharma |
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| Ambassador of Australia to Israel | |
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Assumed office 8 August 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Andrea Faulkner |
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| Born | 1976 (age 40–41) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Rachel Lord |
| Children | Three |
| Residence | Tel Aviv |
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| Occupation | Australian Ambassador |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Devanand "Dave" Sharma (born 1975) is an Australian diplomat with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He concluded his most recent post as Ambassador of Australia to Israel in mid-June 2017, replaced by Chris Cannan on 19 June 2017.
He has held a number of senior positions in the Australian Government, including from 2010 to 2012 as the head of the International Division in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Since June 2013 he has been serving as the Australian Ambassador to Israel. His appointment, at the age of 37, made him the youngest person to be appointed as an Australian Ambassador and the second Australian Ambassador of Indian heritage.
Sharma is of Indian heritage and was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1975. His family moved to Turramurra, New South Wales, in 1979. Reflecting on his initial years in Australia Sharma told the Australian Indian Herald in May 2013, "we were the only Sharma's [sic] in the whole of white pages of Sydney"
Sharma attended secondary school at Turramurra High School in Sydney. He graduated in 1993 topping the state in the Higher School Certificate, with the highest possible Tertiary Entrance Rank of 100.
Sharma studied a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts at Cambridge University between 1994 and 1997, he initially studied natural sciences but transferred to law in 1995 (his second year) and graduated in law with first class honours. He then returned to Sydney and studied medicine at Sydney Medical School. Following a year of studying medicine, he began working as a civil servant for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and completed a Masters in International Relations through Deakin University. He is fluent in English, and speaks some Hebrew and Spanish.
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