(Left to right) National Library of Australia staff: Cathy Pilgrim, Shelly Grant, Kevin Bradley (Curator, ‘Beyond the Cables’ project) and Anne-Marie Schwirtlich (Director-General)

(Left to right) Peter Cleary (Australia-China Council Board member), Frances Adamson (current Australian Ambassador to China), Dr Sally Borthwick and Professor Fiona Wood (Australia-China Council Board member)

Professor Richard Rigby, Dr Geoff Raby (former Australian Ambassador to China), Peter Varghese (Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)

The Hon Warwick Smith AM (Australia-China Council Chair)

Professor Gareth Evans (former Australian Foreign Minister)

(Left to right) The Hon Warwick Smith AM (Australia-China Council Chair) and Dr Stephen Fitzgerald (Australia’s first Ambassador to China)

Kevin Hobgood-Brown (Australia-China Council Deputy Chair)

Frances Adamson (current Australian Ambassador to China)

Ms Margy Burn (Assistant Director-General, National Library of Australia)

Peter Varghese (Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)