Tim Stapleton

Mr Stapleton is Minister-Counsellor (Economic, Infrastructure and Investment) at the Australian Embassy, Jakarta. He has held senior roles negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Trade in Services Agreement, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and Australia-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement. Tim has served at several Australian embassies, including in Baghdad and Dili. He joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) from the private sector in 2006.