H.E. Ms Beth Delaney
Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations
Ms Beth Delaney is Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York.
Beth is a senior public sector leader with extensive multilateral, humanitarian and development policy experience. Prior to her current role Beth was Australia’s Humanitarian Coordinator where she led Australia’s policy, action and partnerships to address global humanitarian needs and to support disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the Indo-Pacific region. Beth has held several senior management roles in the Australian Government, was DFAT’s Preventing Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment Champion (2019-2025), and is a member of the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) Advisory Group. She has undertaken overseas assignments in Washington DC, Beijing and Bougainville.
She holds an Executive Master of Public Administration from ANZSOG (2018), Bachelor of Economics (Hons.) from ANU (1998), and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (2020).