On Wednesday 18 May 2011, at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended the 14th National Alzheimer’s Australia Conference, at which the Governor-General, as Patron, delivered the opening address.

Afterwards, in Dalby, Queensland, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce, as guests of the Principal, Ms Mona Anau, and in recognition of the school’s 150th Anniversary, attended the Dalby State School’s sports carnival and later met with students, teachers and parents.

On Tuesday 17 May 2011, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received from His Excellency Mr Hynek Kmonicek, Letters of Credence accrediting him as the Ambassador of the Czech Republic. The Ambassador was accompanied by Mr Radim Pecl (Counsellor).

Afterwards, the Governor-General received from His Excellency Mr Omar Gibril Sallah, Letters of Commission accrediting him as High Commissioner for the Republic of The Gambia.

On Monday 16 May 2011, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received the Principal of Brisbane Girls’ Grammar School, Dr Amanda Bell.

In the afternoon, at Festival Hall, West Melbourne, the Governor-General was represented at the State Funeral Service for the late Mr Lionel Edmund Rose MBE, by Colonel Michael Annett CSC ADC, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.

Africa Forum; New South Wales Department of Education and Training School Leaders Program; Secretary of the Communist Party of China Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee and Members from the Chinese Embassy; Taldumande Youth Services Fundraising Dinner ???In From the Cold'; Go Cat Vietnamese War Cemetery; Service at Long Tan Memorial

On Friday 13 May 2011, at the MacLaurin Hall, University of Sydney, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO attended the Africa Forum.

Federal Executive Council; Duke of Edinburgh Awards; Cure Cancer Australia Foundation; Indigenous Film Festival; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology International University; Queensland University of Technology School of Nursing and Midwifery Project; Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee; Australia-Vietnam Gala Concert

On Thursday 12 May 2011, at Government House, Canberra, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.

2011 Sydney Film Festival; 2011 National Volunteers Week; Tiko Community Centre; Bruce Storey Memorial Library Opening; Baird Institute 10th Anniversary; Australian Indigenous Education Foundation; Danang People's Committee; Royal Life Saving Society; Fred Hollows Preventable Blindness Program; Hue People's Committee

On Wednesday 11 May 2011, at Customs House, Sydney, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO attended the launch of the 2011 Sydney Film Festival.

Aboriginal Child Health Symposium; Book Life: The Life and Times of David Scott Mitchell; War Memorial, Hanoi; Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh; Asia Injury Prevention Foundation; World Conference on Drowning Prevention; University of Queensland English Language Institute

On Tuesday 10 May 2011, at Mount Annan Botanic Gardens, Campbelltown, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO attended the Aboriginal Child Health Symposium and opened the Gudaga Showcase.

Official welcome ceremony and meeting with President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Women's Union and UNAIDS meeting on HIV/AIDS; meeting with the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; meeting with the General Secretary of the Communist Party and Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; State Dinner

Departure for State Visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Original Office of the Australian Embassy plaque unveiling; Reception with Australian and Vietnamese Business Representatives and Australian Volunteers and Scholarship Recipients

On Sunday 8 May 2011, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE departed Australia on a State Visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

On Saturday 7 May 2011, at TIO Stadium, Darwin, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, as guests of the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, the Honourable Paul Henderson MLA, attended the official reception and opening ceremony of the 2011 Arafura Games, at which the Governor-General officially opened the Arafura Games.