As part of her Official Visit to Turkey, the Governor-General visited Anitkabir, the Mausoleum and Museum devoted to the life of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, to lay a wreath and recognise the man regarded as the father of modern Turkey
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The Governor-General met with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, HE Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the Prime Minister's Office in the capital of Ankara
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The President of the Republic of Turkey, HE Abdullah Gül, provided a formal welcome, honour guard and 19 gun salute for the Governor-General when they met at the Presidential Palace in Ankara
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As part of her Official Visit to Turkey, the Governor-General called on His Holiness, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch in Istanbul
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Street kids and disadvantaged children gave the Governor-General a noisy welcome when she visited the Children at Risk workshop in Istanbul
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The Governor-General called on the Governor of Istanbul, Mr Muammer Guler, as part of her Official Visit to Turkey
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Lone Pine memorial and cemetery commemorates the 4,228 Australians and 708 New Zealanders who died in the Gallipoli campaign. The Governor-General was joined there by several thousand people - many of whom had camped overnight to be in place for the ceremony. She recalled how the lives of more than 4000 Turks and 2200 ANZACs were lost in an area the size of two tennis courts, with enemy front lines separated by only a couple of cricket pitches. Seven Victoria Crosses were earned in three days for acts of valour.
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The Governor-General commemorated Turkish and New Zealand's losses at Gallipoli at the 57th Infantry regiment Cemetery and Memorial at Sari Bair, and the New Zealand Memorial at Chunuk Bair on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
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Anzac Day. The Governor-General joined around 7,000 Australians and people from many other nations at Anzac Cove to commemorate the 8,709 Australian lives lost during the campaign.
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On the Gallipoli Peninsula, the Governor-General represented Australia at three significant ceremonies to mark Anzac Day.
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The Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC, and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE travelled to Afghanistan to visit Australian troops, ahead of their visit to Turkey to commemorate Anzac Day.
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In Dubai, the Governor-General joined the Chief Executive of the Emirates Group and President of the Department of Civil Aviation, HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum; Divisional Senior Vice President Emirates Group Security, Dr Abdulla Al Hashimi; and the Vice-Chancellor of Edith Cowan University, Professor Kerry Cox, at a Graduation Ceremony. Australia's Ambassador to the UAE, HE Mr Doug Trappett, joined Ms Bryce for the ceremony.
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The Governor-General learned of the work of Dubai Cares, a highly successful philanthropic organisation established three years ago, during a meeting with its Patron, Her Excellency Reem Al Hasheemi, Minister of State.
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The Governor-General visited troops at the Al Minhad Base near Dubai, where she had afternoon tea with around 100 troops.
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The Governor-General visited the only school in the United Arab Emirates which teaches children the Queensland schools’ curriculum.
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The Administrator invested 45 Australians with Order of Australia, Meritorious, Distinguished, Conspicuous and Bravery awards at Government House.
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The Governor-General invested 42 Australians with Order of Australia, Meritorious, Distinguished, Conspicuous and Bravery awards at Government House.
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The Governor-General presided over the swearing in of the new Minister for Population, the Hon Tony Burke MP,at Government House.
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As Commander in Chief, the Governor-General awarded the Gloucester Cup to HMAS Newcastle at the Garden Island base in Sydney.
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The annual meeting of country people and city people in Sydney was acknowledged by the Governor-General when she officially opened the Royal Easter Show.
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The new Minister for Defence Personnel, the Hon. Alan Griffin, and the new Minister for Defence Materiel and Science, the Hon.Greg Combet, were sworn in by the Governor-General at Admiralty House in Sydney.
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