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.

[3] In December 2017, following the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia, he proposed to his partner of 11 years.

[2] 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”.