Affiliations
AMERICAN AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION LTD
Based in New York since 1948, the American Australian Association is affiliated with the American Australian Association Ltd., established in Sydney on May 16, 2006. Both Associations are non-profit organizations devoted to relations between the US and Australia.
INAUGURAL BENEFIT DINNER - NOVEMBER 14, 2006
The first benefit dinner marking the establishment of the Association in Australia honored News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch with special guest of the Association, Prime Minister, the Hon. John Howard MP. The dinner raised AUD$1 million and brought together the leading names in Australian business, politics and academia. The money raised at the dinner will be used to support the Association and its education program which provides fellowships for Australians and American post graduate scholars to study in the U.S.
MELBOURNE DINNER - NOVEMBER 28, 2007
A second benefit dinner, also supporting the Association and the Education program, was held at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, in 2007 to honor Chip W. Goodyear, CEO, BHP Billiton. Mr. Goodyear is an American who joined BHP in 1999 as its Chief Financial Officer. He was later appointed Chief Development Officer and joined the boards of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc in November 2001. He was named Chief Executive Officer in January 2003. Previous to BHP, Mr. Goodyear was the President of Goodyear Capital Corporation and was a former Executive Vice President and CFO of Freeport-McMoran Inc.