Lex Bartlem

Lex Bartlem's diplomatic career with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade took him to overseas postings including including Caracas, Ankara, Madrid, Bonn, Cairo, Paris and twice to Beirut. In 2003 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services through the provision of assistance to victims and to their families following the bombings that occurred in Bali on 12 October 2002. In 2010 he was appointed Australia's Ambassador to Lebanon. Lex travels regularly and volunteers as an English teacher with the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP), helping newly arrived migrants improve their English and settle into Australia.