On Sunday 27 April 2025, Their Excellencies the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC and Mr Simeon Beckett SC, as guest of His Excellency Dr Axel Wabenhorst, attended a breakfast with staff at the Australian Embassy, Cairo.  

Then, the Governor-General and Mr Beckett, attended a meeting with His Excellency Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt in the Al-Ittihadiya Presidential Palace.  

In the afternoon, the Governor-General and Mr Beckett, conduced a tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum and the Pyramids of Giza. 

Afterwards, the Governor-General and Mr Beckett, travelled from Cairo, Egypt to Abu Dhabu, United Arab Emirates.  

In the evening, the Governor-General and Mr Beckett, as guests of His Excellencies Mr Ridwaan Jadwat, Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, attended a dinner at the Ambassador’s Residence.