Kate Wallace

Welcome to the official account of Kate Wallace, the Australian Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Consular assistance: [phone] @DFAT

[Kate Wallace @AusCGHCMC]

🌏 The 🇻🇳 Innovation & Private Capital Summit 2⃣0⃣2⃣6⃣ asked how private capital can drive a more peaceful, stable & prosperous SEA? 🇦🇺🇻🇳 are natural partners🤝- complementary economies, shared drive, deep ties. 🇻🇳’s story is just beginning 📈 and 🇦🇺 is proud to be part of it.

[Kate Wallace @AusCGHCMC]

🎖️I was thrilled to join the opening of the 6⃣0⃣ Asia Region Law Enforcement Management Program (ARLEMP) in #HCMC this week, co-hosted by 🇦🇺 @AusFedPolice, 🇻🇳 Ministry of Public Security & @RMIT. A joint effort🤝to enhance law enforcement & security across our region.

[Kate Wallace @AusCGHCMC]

👏Gender equality boosts performance, attracts investment & opens new markets. Through #WERISETogether, 🇦🇺🇻🇳are equipping leaders to scale inclusive business through the Balancing the Scales in Business forum & Gender-Responsive Procurement training. #MekongAustraliaPartnership

[Kate Wallace @AusCGHCMC]

🌏 #ESGInvestorConference
🚀 From ambition to action
💰 Up to USD10M by @ADI_Updates
🌱 Into @doventuresvc Fund II
🇦🇺 backing climate innovation & 🇻🇳’s next generation of growth.📈

[Kate Wallace @AusCGHCMC]

👏Great to connect with Ms Quyen Vuu, CEO of Biti’s, at the 🇻🇳 ESG Conference 2026! 🇦🇺 partners with ECUE-BSA to support companies like Biti’s build gender-equal and inclusive workplaces for sustainable growth. 💼🌱

#ESG #InvestingInWomen #GenderEquality

[Kate Wallace @AusCGHCMC]

❤️ My big congratulations to #WesternAustralianInternationalSchoolSystem Y12 Graduates. 🎓Your hard work & late-night study sessions finally paid off. I’m proud of your well-deserved success👍. Let’s go out there and make your future extraordinary! 🇦🇺🇻🇳✨#AUVNCSP #Education

[Kate Wallace @AusCGHCMC]

🎓I had a big weekend celebrating education links between 🇦🇺 and 🇻🇳 when I joined graduation events with @westernsydneyu in #HCMC – recognising students, families and educators shaping our shared future. 🇦🇺🇻🇳✨
#AUVNCSP

[Gillian Bird 🇦🇺 @AusAmbVN]

Honouring 🇺🇳 peacekeepers today - including VN’s highly respected teams serving in challenging missions overseas. 🇦🇺 Australia values our peacekeeping partnership with 🇻🇳 Vietnam, including providing Australian airlift to deploy Vietnam's Military Field Hospital to South Sudan.

[Kate Wallace @AusCGHCMC]

🤩 I’m excited to share that 🇦🇺 Consulate-General #HCMC has officially launch a LinkedIn Page for stronger engagement with the professional & business communities in 🇻🇳.

Follow us here https://t.co/FhAqXzpLUc.

We look forward to connecting with you! 👏

#AUVNCSP #AUInVN

[Kate Wallace @AusCGHCMC]

🩷 Great to meet #NewSouthWales alumni in #HCMC and celebrate the people-to-people links at the heart of the 🇦🇺-🇻🇳 partnership. Alumni networks help turn education connections into long-term friendship, collaboration and opportunity🤝. #AUSVNCSP #AustralianAlumni #NSW

[Kate Wallace @AusCGHCMC]

❤️I was delighted to attend Meet Australia 2026. Great to see 🇦🇺🇻🇳 further deepening trade & investment ties under our #CSP. Special thanks @MOFAVietNam for your organisation and coverage of this event. Read more about it below.
⬇️https://t.co/PBdIremXH1

[Kate Wallace @AusCGHCMC]

👏 It was my pleasure to meet #HCMC’s Party Secretary Mr Tran Luu Quang 🇻🇳 for a courtesy call earlier this week – a good opportunity to continue to build on our established partnerships & explore potential sectors for cooperation. 🤝

#AUVNCSP #AUInVN

[Gillian Bird 🇦🇺 @AusAmbVN]

Great to join Meet Australia - a productive program in Ho Chi Minh City brought together businesses, institutions and partners to unlock new opportunities and support shared prosperity. 🇦🇺🤝 🇻🇳📈
#AUSVNCSP #AustralianBusiness #AustralianInvestment

[Kate Wallace @AusCGHCMC]

👏Take part in the 2⃣0⃣0⃣6⃣ Australian Business in ASEAN Survey, produced with @RMIT & #AustChamASEAN, to help shape policy and improve the region’s business environment.
@AusAmbASEAN @DFAT_TradeTalk @Austrade @RMIT

⬇️https://t.co/FCcgfmhAh1

[Kate Wallace @AusCGHCMC]

💚It was my pleasure to meet & present my credentials to #HCMCDOFA Director Mr Pham Dut Diem, reflecting on what has been achieved under the 🇦🇺🇻🇳CSP. I’m excited to work alongside with #HCMCDOFA in a joint effort to foster our bilateral relationship. 👏 #AUVNCSP #AUInVN

[Kate Wallace @AusCGHCMC]

Xin chào🇻🇳! I’m excited to take up my new role as 🇦🇺Consul-General in HCMC. I look forward to strengthening 🇦🇺🇻🇳 bilateral ties & driving stronger partnerships through economic engagement, education, climate action & innovation. Watch my full message below.👇
#AUVNCSP #AUInVN

[Kate Wallace @AusCGHCMC]

In HCMC, I was honoured to meet Virginia Hansen, visiting for the first time since serving here as personal assistant to the 🇦🇺 Australian Ambassador from 1969-71. #service

[Gillian Bird 🇦🇺 @AusAmbVN]

ANZAC Day stands as one of our most significant national occasions, honouring the service and sacrifice of 🇦🇺 Australian & 🇳🇿 New Zealand service personnel. On this 111th anniversary, communities gathered at dawn in Hanoi and HCMC to reflect and pay solemn tribute. #LestWeForget

[Gillian Bird 🇦🇺 @AusAmbVN]

Attention Travellers: Australians arriving at the international airport in Ho Chi Minh City (Tan Son Nhat) need to complete a the Digital Pre-Arrival Form up to 48 hours before arrival - https://t.co/jxQebiky11.

[Kate Wallace @AusCGHCMC]

👏Delighted to be part of Taste of Australia 2026 💐- a vibrant celebration of the best of 🇦🇺. The event tells the story of 🇦🇺 as a global supplier of premium F&B and our deepening trade ties & people-to-people links with 🇻🇳
#TasteOfAustralia #AusInVietnam

[Gillian Bird 🇦🇺 @AusAmbVN]

🌱 During my recent visit to the Mekong Delta, I was proud to see the 🇻🇳 🇦🇺 partnership in action to build climate resilience, improve livelihoods & invest in sustainability 🌏. Find out more about our initiatives @ACIARAustralia #BPP #MAP in the region below.👇