Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office in Geneva present office. Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office in Geneva The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office in Geneva is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the delegation of the Commonwealth of Australia to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, and also as Permanent Representative of Australia to the Conference on Disarmament. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and has been sent since the establishment of the European Office of the United Nations in Geneva
University of Geneva university holds and actively pursues teaching, research, and community service as its primary objectives. In 2016, it was ranked 53rd worldwide by the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities, 89th by the QS World University Rankings, and 131st in the TIMES Higher Education World University Ranking. UNIGE is a member of the League of European Research Universities (including academic institutions such as Amsterdam, Cambridge, Heidelberg, Helsinki and Milan) the Coimbra Group and the European University Association. The University of Geneva is located in several districts in the eastern part of the city and in the nearby city of Carouge (on