| Honorific-Prefix: | His Excellency |
| Brendan Berne | |
| Office: | Australian Ambassador to France |
| Term Start: | 21 July 2017 |
| Term End: | October 2020 |
| Predecessor: | Stephen Brady |
| Successor: | Gillian Bird |
| Office1: | Australian Ambassador for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| Term Start1: | 5 August 2015 |
| Term End1: | 22 March 2017 |
| Predecessor1: | Sam Gerovich |
| Successor1: | Simon Newnham |
| Education: | Model Farms |
Brendan Berne is an Australian civil servant and diplomat who served as the Australian Ambassador to France, Algeria, Mauritania, and Monaco between July 2017 to October 2020.[1] [2]
He previously served as Chief of Staff for the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment.[3] His career has spanned postings within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Reserve Bank of Australia. In December 2017, following the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia, he proposed to his partner of 11 years.[4] [5] A video of the proposal went viral in France.
He retired from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade following his post as Australian Ambassador to France and is writing a TV comedy about the diplomatic circuit described as “In the Thick of It in a safari suit”. [6]