ABC Online | Frances Adamson appointed as DFAT's first female secretary ABC Online Australia's next top diplomat is an expert in China and Asian relations, and will be the first woman to take the role as Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Frances Adamson has been serving as an international policy ... Frances Adamson becomes Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's first female secretary Former ambassador to China to be new Foreign Affairs department head Adamson takes DFAT top job |