The Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO is Partner and Chair of The Asia Group’s Australia Practice. He most recently served as Australian Ambassador to the United States, where he was closely involved in Australia’s negotiations related to AUKUS, the Quad, and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. Ambassador Sinodinos previously worked as Australia’s Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science and was a Senator for New South Wales in the Australian Parliament from 2011 to 2019. He also served as Cabinet Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, as well as Chief of Staff and Senior Economic Adviser to Prime Minister Hon. John Howard AC.
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Recent Posts
Alison Szalwinski in DW: “Washington’s tumultuous trade negotiations — from China to India to Korea — have left many of its Asian allies questioning whether the United States still sees economic integration as a strategic asset or a bargaining chip.”
October 30, 2025
Media Mentions
Szalwinski from The Asia Group said that countries have been hedging for some time by “doubling down on smaller, results-oriented ...
Daniel Kritenbrink on CNBC Asia: “The fundamentals of this relationship have not changed, and they’re not going to change today.”
October 30, 2025
Media Mentions
Details of US-China trade deal is what will matter, says former US ambassador. Daniel Kritenbrink of The Asia Group, and ...
Mira Rapp-Hooper in Foreign Affairs: “When Trump returned to office four years later, China was one of the only areas in which analysts expected continuity. Yet Trump has dashed these expectations.”
October 29, 2025
Media Mentions
In the United States, bipartisan consensus is painfully hard to achieve—except on the issue of China. Even as American political ...
Abraham Denmark in The Australian: “There has been a remarkable change in the approach of the US President to Beijing between [Donald Trump’s] first and second terms.
October 29, 2025
Media Mentions
Denmark, a partner at The Asia Group who leads its Australia practice, said in Trump’s first term “we saw the ...