Jennifer Polyxeni Bloomfield

Jenny Polyxeni Bloomfield is the Australian Representative to Taiwan since February 1, 2021,[1] succeeding Gary Cowan.[2][3][4] and was the Australian Ambassador to Greece[4] from 2011 until 2014 with non-resident accreditation to Albania and Bulgaria.[5] She is both the first woman and the first person of Greek descent to hold that position.

Bloomfield in 2011

Bloomfield earned a Master of Arts in Foreign Affairs and Trade from Monash University, a Bachelor of Letters in Political Science and French and a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts in Modern Greek from the University of Melbourne.[5][3]

The mother of 4 children, Bloomfield speaks 8 languagesincluding Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese Hokkien. During her tenure in Taiwan, she is known as Lu zhen-yi (露珍怡), the Chinese name she chooses for herself with the meaning of "precious dew", and the last character of her given name is a combination of Xin(忄) and Tai (台), standing for "heart" and "Taiwan" respectively.[6]

References
  1. "New Australian envoy to take office on Monday". Taipei Times. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. "Representative, Australian Office". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. "New Australian Representative in Taiwan Ms Jenny Bloomfield will commence her appointment on 1 Feb". Australian Office Taiwan. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  4. Strong, Matthew (27 January 2021). "Australia posts former ambassador to Greece in Taiwan". Taiwan News. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. Rudd, Kevin (17 July 2011). "Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to Greece" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015.
  6. 鍾佑貞 (14 August 2021). "澳洲駐台代表專訪2：澳洲駐台代表心中有台灣 中文名字藏玄機" [2nd Interview with Australian Representative to Taiwan]. Central News Agency (CNA). Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.


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