Rebekah Grindlay is an Australian diplomat who served as the Ambassador to Lebanon from 2018 to 2022. She has been called "the rising star of Australian diplomacy".[1]

Her appointment was announced 10 October 2018,[2] and she served in the role until 2022.[3] She currently serves as the Assistant Secretary of the India Branch with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.[4]

Grindlay earned a Master of Public Policy from Princeton University and a Bachelor of Commerce from Sydney University.[2]

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  1. ^ Shields, Bevan (29 September 2020). "'It was a terrible moment': Australian envoy recalls aftermath of Beirut blast". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Biography". Australian Embassy Lebanon. DFAT. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ Payne, Marise (21 March 2022). "Ambassador to Lebanon". Minister for Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Australia India Chamber of Commerce celebrates Indian Independence day with glitter and glamour - The Australia Today". 4 September 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2023.