Alistair Murray McLean AOis the former Chair of the Australian Government's , and is a former Non Resident Fellow of the Lowy Institute. Prior to this, McLean was a senior career officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade until 29 February 2012. He joined the Department as the Department of External Affairs (later Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) in 1970 and has had wide experience, particularly on Asian issues. In 2013, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO).