Meet The Married Gay Couple Representing America In Australia

John Berry, the new U.S. ambassador to Australia, was formally welcomed to the country by Governor-General Quentin Bryce on Wednesday at a ceremony attended by both of their husbands. Berry is the first out gay ambassador to a G20 country, and he and his husband arrive in Australia in the wake of the marriage equality candidate losing in the national elections.

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Governor-General Quentin Bryce received the credentials of John Berry, the new U.S. ambassador to Australia, on Wednesday. The Governor-General, a representative of Queen Elizabeth II, welcomed Berry and his husband, Curtis Yee, to Australia.

Governor-General Quentin Bryce received the credentials of John Berry, the new U.S. ambassador to Australia, on Wednesday. The Governor-General, a representative of Queen Elizabeth II, welcomed Berry and his husband, Curtis Yee, to Australia.

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Berry and Yee married in mid-August at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Washington and now have moved to a country where the marriage equality candidate lost the recent national elections.

Berry and Yee married in mid-August at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Washington and now have moved to a country where the marriage equality candidate lost the recent national elections.

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On August 1, Berry was confirmed to his new post, becoming the first out gay U.S. ambassador to a G20 nation. He previously had served in the Obama administration as the head of the Office of Personnel Management.

On August 1, Berry was confirmed to his new post, becoming the first out gay U.S. ambassador to a G20 nation. He previously had served in the Obama administration as the head of the Office of Personnel Management.

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