Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
Supplementary Budget Estimates 2019 - 2020
Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio
Department/Agency: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Outcome/Program: Prime Minister and Cabinet
Topic: Prime Minister’s US Visit
Senator: Senator Wong
Question reference number: 878
Type of question: Written
Date set by the committee for the return of answer: 6 December 2019
Number of pages: 3
Question:
With reference to the Prime Minister’s visit to the United States in September 2019:
(a) Can a full daily itinerary be provided.
(b) Can full details of the Prime Minister’s travelling party be provided.
(c) Why did Mr Gerard Martin advise the committee on 21 October 2019 that the
department could table a list of officials and staff who accompanied the
Prime Minister “shortly” but failed to do so?
Answer:
(a) See Attachment A.
(b) Refer to response to question on notice 024 for Supplementary Budget Estimates
2019 – 2020.
(c) Refer to response to question on notice 024 for Supplementary Budget Estimates
2019 – 2020.
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Attachment A
PRIME MINISTER’S OVERSEAS VISIT TO
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
19 TO 27 SEPTEMBER 2019
Thursday 19 September 2019 Ceremonial Arrival
Friday 20 September 2019 Washington DC
Ceremonial Welcome, The White House
Prime Minister and Mrs Morrison meet with the President and Mrs Trump, Oval Office
Prime Minister meets with the Hon Donald J Trump, President of the United States
of America
Bilateral meeting with President Trump
Joint Press Conference
Lunch co-hosted by Vice President and Secretary of State
Prime Minister meets with Dr Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense,
The Pentagon
Roundtable with the US Intelligence Community agency heads
State Dinner hosted by the President of the United States of America and Mrs Trump,
The White House
Saturday 21 September 2019 Attend signing of statement of intent on Space collaboration between NASA and
Australian Space Agency
, NASA Headquarters
Wreath Laying Ceremony and visit to Australian War Graves, Arlington National Cemetery
Visit to Building Momentum to meet with Bunker Lab – Veteran entrepreneurs
Reception given by Australian Ambassador, Official Residence of the
Australian Ambassador
Reception for Business Leaders, Blair House
Sunday 22 September 2019 Ohio
Opening of Pratt Industries Plant, Wapakoneta, with the President of the United States
of America
Monday 23 September 2019 Chicago
Keynote speech to Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Australian Innovation in the US Midwest meeting, Merchandise Mart
New York
Prime Minister and Mrs Morrison arrive John F Kennedy Airport, New York
Leaders’ Dialogue on Strategic Responses to Terrorist and Violent Extremist Narratives,
United Nations Headquarters
Reception with senior business leaders and eminent members of the American Australian
Community hosted by the American-Australian Association
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Tuesday 24 September 2019
Opening of the General Assembly – 74th General Debate including the National Statement
delivered by the President of the United States of America, United Nations Headquarters
and undertook UN and business related meetings
Meets with HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan, United Nations Headquarters
Meets with HE Mr Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic,
United Nations Headquarters
Meets with HE General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand,
United Nations Headquarters
Meets with HE Mr Moon Jae-in,
President of the Republic of Korea,
United Nations Headquarters
Roundtable Lunch with Mr Henry Kravis, Mr Ajay Banga, Mr Tony James,
Ms Stacey Cunningham, and Ms Kathy Wylde, Official Residence of the Consul-General
The Ocean Wave hosted by the Presidents of Palau and Portugal and Prime Minister of
Norway, United Nations Headquarters
Reception with Pacific Island Developing States Leaders hosted by the Hon Rear Admiral
(Retired) Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama,
Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji, 100 United
Nations Plaza
Wednesday 25 September 2019 Visit to Sunset Park Materials Recovery Facility
Meets with Mr Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden, Permanent
Mission of Sweden to the United Nations
74th General Debate / Australian National Statement, United Nations Headquarters and
undertook a series of UN and business related meetings
Thursday 26 September 2019 Honolulu (refuel)
Friday 27 September 2019
Sydney
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