Jane Hardy is a former senior Australian diplomat who has served in seven long-term overseas Australian missions, four at ambassador level. She also held numerous Senior Executive positions in DFAT, Canberra during a 33-year career. Jane is now a senior fellow at the US Studies Centre, Sydney University advising the Women in the Alliance program. She holds degrees from Monash University (MA), Flinders University (BA), University of South Australia (BA), and the Australian National University (Grad Dip).