The Governor-General was welcomed to the United Nations by the Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-moon, during a visit to New York.
Australian and American scientists joined the Governor-General and Mr Ellis Rubinstein, President and CEO of the New York Academy of Science, for a roundtable meeting at the Academy to discuss how to capture the benefits of scientific research.
On Tuesday 9 April 2013, at the Harvard Club, New York, the United States of America, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, as guests of the Consul-General, Mr Phillip Scanlan AM, attended a morning tea for the Australian community.
The Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce joined 220 representatives of the Australian community living in New York, including Mr Hugh Jackman and Mrs Deborra-Lee Furness, at an event at the Harvard Club.
During the event, Ms Bryce, as Chancellor of the Order of Australia, invested Ms Susan Talbot AM as a Member of the Order of Australia for her significant service to international relations, particularly through the arts.
The Governor-General attended a working lunch with the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordination, Ms Valerie Amos, in New York.
During the lunch, Ms Amos briefed Ms Bryce on current issues of extreme cruelty and sexual violence affecting women and children in war zones.
The Governor-General attended a reception for Australian business representatives and institutional leaders at the Australian Consul-General’s Residence in New York.
On Monday 8 April 2013, at the Banco Court, Sydney, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, attended a swearing-in ceremony for Mr Francois Kunc SC as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
Afterwards, at Government House, Sydney, the Administrator hosted a morning tea for participants of a home respite program for the intellectually handicapped.
Later, at Loreto Normanhurst School, Normanhurst, the Administrator officially opened the Gonzaga Barry Centre.
The Governor-General commemorated the ten Australians killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks when she unveiled an Australian Coat of Arms flagstone at the Queen Elizabeth II September 11 Garden in Hanover Square, New York.
Ms Bryce said the flagstone gave Australia and Australians a tangible link to the site of remembrance.
The Governor-General introduced Australia's candidate for the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), Professor Megan Davis, to UN Ambassadors at the Ambassador's Residence, New York.
Accompanied by the Australian Indigenous delegation, Ms Bryce welcomed the formal nomination of Professor Davis for re-election to the UNPFII and commended her work as a highly valued member of the Forum.
Professor Davis was elected for the term 2011-2013 and holds the portfolios of gender and women and administration of justice.
On Sunday 7 April 2013, at St Leonard’s Catholic Church, Naremburn, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, attended a dedication ceremony for the new peal of bells.
Afterwards, at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the Administrator attended the final performance of the 2013 Musica Viva Festival.