The year 2022 finally brought an end to the travel-restricting COVID-measures in Australia and the region. This was a great relief for many Australian and New Zealand families who had suffered from the inability to see one another. For KAS Australia and the Pacific, the ease of restriction mid 2022 meant returning to one of our key functions: serving as a platform for political exchange by means of travelling and mutual visits to Australia/Pacific and Germany/Europe.

Our thanks go out to our partners, speakers, members of the academic and diplomatic corps and all individuals showing interest in our work. We would like to make this world a better place for the good-willed people and nations of this world and I know that together with you we will make a difference. Without you, we could not perform our tasks.

We hope you find the Annual Report insightful, and look forward to continuing our cooperation with local and regional partners this year.