Ambassador (Rtd.) Paul Myler

Ambassador (Rtd.) Paul Myler

Deputy Chief of Mission at the Australian Embassy in Washington Australia's Ambassador to Russia Founder and Managing Director, StratQ, StratQ

Ambassador (Rtd.) Paul Myler is the Founder and Managing Director of StratQ, a geopolitical risk advisory firm focused on Australia’s national resilience and Indo-Pacific geopolitical dynamics. The firm focuses on key areas including defence (AUKUS), digital resilience, energy security and transition, and democratic resilience.

He is also Senior Counsellor at the Cohen Group, Distinguished Advisor to the National Security College at the Australian National University, and Chair of the Advisory Board for the National Resilience and Security Program at Curtin University. He continues to support AUKUS as an advocate for the Australian Submarine Agency.

Myler previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Australian Embassy in Washington, where he supported major geopolitical initiatives including AUKUS, the Quad, trusted supply chains, and responses to China-related economic challenges and the Biden Administration’s policies.

He has held multiple senior roles within Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and served as Australia’s Ambassador to Russia and Central Asia. He is also an experienced trade negotiator, having worked on the Australia–US FTA and represented Australia at the WTO.



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