The National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) is pleased to announce that
Alistair Gee has been appointed as the new Director of Christian World Service (CWS).
CWS is the international aid and development agency of the NCCA, and has been in
operation since 1948.
Alistair has a strong history of coordinating humanitarian and human rights work. He has
been the President of Refugee Advice and Casework Service for the past five years and
has chaired a number of working groups of Church and Non-Government Organisations
over the past 10 years. He has experience lobbying at United Nations and Federal
Government levels on issues from international refugee law to foreign policy and defence
policy. Alistair commenced his doctorate in 2004 on international responses to
humanitarian crises.
Alistair also has experience as a solicitor, specialising in industrial relations, corporate
services and advising charities.
Alistair tells us that he is extremely excited about the opportunity of working with the
National Council of Churches and responding more fully to Christ’s calling to make a
real and lasting difference to people’s lives. He says he is humbled by the appointment to
an organisation with such a proud history and looks forward to advancing the work of the
Council and Christian World Service with all his energy.

For further information contact:
Rev John Henderson (General Secretary)
02 9299 2215
Rev Gregor Henderson (Chairperson, Commission for Christian World Service)
0418 770 622