Interview with Matthew Neuhaus: Commonwealth Oral History Project

Interview with Matthew Neuhaus, conducted at Senate House, London, UK, on 5th June, 2013 (1); by telephone to Harare, Zimbabwe, 8th August 2013 (2) and at Senate House, London, UK, on Tuesday 11th March, 2014 (3). Biography: Australian Diplomat. Postings to Papua New Guinea; Canberra; Counsellor to the Australian Mission in the United Nations, New York; Kenya; Australian Ambassador in Nigeria, 1997-2000; Director of the Political Affairs Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat in London 2002-2008; Head of the Pacific Engagement Taskforce; Assistant Secretary and Head of the CHOGM Policy Task Force; Australian Ambassador in Zimbabwe, 2011-. The project aims to produce a unique digital research resource on the oral history of the Commonwealth since 1965 through sixty oral history interviews with leading figures in the recent history of the organisation. It will provide an essential research tool for anyone investigating the history of the Commonwealth and will serve to promote interest in and understanding of the organisation.