{"id":33054,"date":"2025-05-12T12:55:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T02:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/?post_type=news-item&#038;p=33054"},"modified":"2025-06-17T03:51:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:51:51","slug":"aiia-honours-departing-vice-president-zara-kimpton-oam-faiia","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/national-news\/aiia-honours-departing-vice-president-zara-kimpton-oam-faiia\/","title":{"rendered":"AIIA Honours Departing Vice President Zara Kimpton OAM FAIIA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MELBOURNE &#8211; The AIIA has honoured its National Vice President Zara Kimpton OAM FAIIA, who will be stepping down from the board on 1 July after a 15-year tenure. Kimpton has also served as AIIA Victoria President and was acting AIIA National President briefly between the tenures of National Presidents The Honourable Kim Beazley AC FAIIA and John McCarthy AO FAIIA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recognition of her prominent role as second-in-charge of the institute, AIIA National President Heather Smith PSM FAIIA presented Kimpton with a framed copy of issue 2 (1947) of \u201cthe Australian Outlook\u201d on behalf of the board. The publication later became the Australian Journal of International Affairs, the hemisphere\u2019s leading academic journal in the IR field. Kimpton was later instrumental in setting up the AIIA\u2019s weekly online publication that took the name \u201cAustralian Outlook\u201d in 2014 and served on the board of Outlook\u2019s commissioning editors committee ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a letter presented to Kimpton the following day, Smith thanked Kimpton personally for being a wonderful vice president and&nbsp;stressed \u201conce more that your&nbsp;wisdom and guidance have been crucial for me as I have&nbsp;continued&nbsp;in my role as national president.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield: \u201cZara\u2019s contribution to the board and the energy and generosity she has brought to the institute over many many years has been immense. The institute has benefitted greatly from her keen sense of detail, financial acumen, institutional knowledge, and dedication.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4485-716x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33057\" style=\"width:441px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4485-716x1024.jpeg 716w, https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4485-210x300.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4485-105x150.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4485-768x1098.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4485-1074x1536.jpeg 1074w, https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4485-1432x2048.jpeg 1432w, https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4485-600x858.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.internationalaffairs.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4485-scaled.jpeg 1790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">AIIA National President Dr Heather Smith PSM FAIIA and AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield with AIIA National President Zara Kimpton showing her framed copy of &#8220;The Australian Outlook&#8221; Issue 2 (1947). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The presentation occurred after a Chatham House in-conversation session between Smith and AIIA Victoria President Richard Iron CMG OBE, on the evening prior to the board&#8217;s six-monthly strategy meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MELBOURNE &#8211; The AIIA has honoured its National Vice President Zara Kimpton OAM FAIIA, who will be stepping down from the board on 1 July after a 15-year tenure. 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