The Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, and Mr Michael Bryce have commemorated Anzac Day with Australian troops at their base in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.

For the second time since she was sworn in as Governor-General in 2008, Ms Bryce stayed overnight at the base, sharing dinner with members of the ADF forces based at Uruzgan province.

During her visit to the ADF in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, the Governor-General travelled outside the compound to meet several hundred students and teachers at the Malilai Girls’ School.

The school has been developed with assistance from the Australian Government.

The ADF, as part of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Uruzgan province, helped to build the School, which has the capacity for 700 students.

There has been an increase in girls’ school enrolment from virtually zero under the Taliban, to over 2.5 million today.

The Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia joined over 20,000 Canberra residents and visitors for the Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Australian War Memorial.

Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, and the large crowd assembled, paid tribute to the sacrifices made by Australian Defence personnel.

Later in the day, the Administrator led the Anzac Day March in Sydney.

On Tuesday 24 April 2012, at Our Big Kitchen, Bondi, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, joined university chaplains for a charity cook in.

Afterwards, at Knox Grammar, Wahroonga, the Administrator, as guest of the Headmaster, Mr John Weeks, attended a memorial service for Year 10 student and Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award recipient, the Late Master Hamish Martyr.

The Governor-General met the President of Afghanistan, His Excellency Mr Hamid Karzai, at the Presidential Palace in Kabul.

The President thanked Australia for its sustained commitment to Afghanistan, before hosting lunch in honour of the Governor-General.

During her visit to Kabul, the Governor-General attended a roundtable discussion with senior Afghanistan women and representatives of NGOs at the headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force.

Ms Bryce also took the opportunity to meet representatives of the Australian Defence Force, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Defence Intelligence Organisation, Australian Federal Police and AusAID embedded with ISAF.

On Monday 23 April 2012, at Government House, Sydney, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, received the Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary, Her Excellency Ms Anna Siko.

Afterwards, the Administrator and Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE, with General Peter Cosgrove AC MC (Ret’d), hosted the ANZAC Oration followed by a reception.

In the afternoon, at the Office of the Governor, Sydney, the Administrator received the University of Sydney’s Secretary to Senate, Dr William Adams.

In Dubai, the Governor-General called on the Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

The Vice President later joined Ms Bryce and Mr Michael Bryce for lunch at the Zabeel Palace. The meeting was part of the Governor-General's State Visit to the UAE.

On Sunday 22 April 2012, at Qasr Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO met with the Supreme Chairperson of the Family Development Foundation, and Chairperson of the General Women’s Union, Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak.

Afterwards, the Governor-General met with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan.

As part of her State Visit to the United Arab Emirates, the Governor-General was welcomed with a Guard of Honour, before a meeting with HH Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.

Later, Ms Bryce addressed a gathering of Australians based in the UAE at the residence of the Ambassador, HE Pablo Kang.