Ms Meaghan Shaw is an experienced diplomat with previous posting experience in China. She was most recently Deputy Director of DFAT’s Victoria State Office and prior to that was the Director of the Media and Communications Section in DFAT’s East Asia Outreach Branch. From 2018-2022 she was posted to the Australian Embassy in Beijing as First Secretary, Public Affairs and Culture. Before joining DFAT, Ms Shaw was a journalist at The Age and a media adviser in the Victorian Government and not-for-profit sector.
Ms Shaw speaks Mandarin and French and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) from RMIT University.

Dinah Yaqub is the Trade and Investment Consul at the British Consulate in Chongqing. This is a cross-sector role where, she works to strengthen UK-China partnerships in areas including science, technology, education, culture and lifestyle amongst other sectors of strategic importance to the UK’s growth agenda. 

Previously she has worked in the British Ministry of Defence, and Department for Business and Trade (London), with experience in science and tech investment, trade negotiations, and strategic policy development. She also oversaw the remodelling of how the Department supports businesses exporting from the UK.

With a diverse career background in the UK civil service covering law, science, government policy, and organisational design; Dinah is looking forward to using her time in Post to facilitate partnerships that support innovation, investment, and growth in line with the UK’s recently published Industrial Strategy.

Dr. Clare McDermott has been appointed as the Chair of the Southwest Chapter of the AmCham China, commencing January 1, 2026.

Since 2018, Clare has served as the Director at QSI International School of Chengdu, which has been providing education to expatriate families in Chengdu since 2002. This is her 19th year in China, having also worked in the education sector in Shanghai and Shenyang. Originally from New York, NY, Clare graduated from Cornell University with a BS in Nutritional Science. She has a Master of Education from the University of Florida and earned her Doctorate at Nova Southeastern University.

In addition to her role at QSI Chengdu, Clare is also a Vice President of the Association of International Schools in China and Mongolia (ACAMIS), which works with several Chambers of Commerce in China to benefit the expatriate community.

Chiara Cichellero serves as Consular and Visa Officer in Chongqing, where she provides assistance to Italian citizens and oversees visa services. In the exercise of her duties, she contributes to the strengthening of institutional relations and to the promotion of people-to-people exchanges between Italy and China.

She previously served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Country Promotion Division, where she was entrusted with monitoring international media coverage and coordinating communication activities in support of Italy’s economic and trade promotion policies.

Earlier in her career, she worked for a national radio broadcaster specializing in international affairs, contributing to programming focused on foreign policy and global issues.

She remains committed to supporting the Italian community abroad and to fostering constructive and enduring bilateral relations between Italy and China.