2025 Conferment Ceremony of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon upon Lieutenant General (Retd) Gavan Reynolds AO, Commissioner of the Australian Border Force (Former Head of the Defence Intelligence Group)
2026/3/20
On 19th of March 2026, Lieutenant General (Retd) Gavan Reynolds AO, Commissioner of the Australian Border Force (and former Head of the Defence Intelligence Group), was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon as part of the Autumn 2025 Foreign Decorations, in recognition of his significant contributions to strengthening Japan–Australia cooperation in the field of defence. The conferment ceremony was held at the Ambassador’s official residence.
As his family observed, Ambassador Suzuki delivered congratulatory remarks, praising Lieutenant General Reynolds for his contributions to enhancing intelligence cooperation between Japan and Australia, as well as his efforts in advancing trilateral and multilateral intelligence cooperation frameworks, including among Japan, the United States, and Australia. Lieutenant General Reynolds then delivered a speech in response.
You can read Ambassador Suzuki’s congratulatory speech here.
As his family observed, Ambassador Suzuki delivered congratulatory remarks, praising Lieutenant General Reynolds for his contributions to enhancing intelligence cooperation between Japan and Australia, as well as his efforts in advancing trilateral and multilateral intelligence cooperation frameworks, including among Japan, the United States, and Australia. Lieutenant General Reynolds then delivered a speech in response.
You can read Ambassador Suzuki’s congratulatory speech here.
