18 August 1995
President of the Philippines His Excellency Fidel V Ramos and Chief Minister Stone at Asia Link Lecture Sydney. Professor Stephen Fitzgerald (UNSW and Australia's first Ambassador to China in background). Fidel ‘Eddie’ Valdez Ramos popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992-1998. Prior to his election as President, Ramos served in the Cabinet of President Corazon Aquino first as Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), chief of the Integrated National Police and later as Secretary of National Defence 1986-1991. First Asian Head of State to address an Australian Parliament.