International Appointment Bulletin

Colonels Deslea and Philip Maxwell have been promoted to the rank of commissioner.

General Lyndon Buckingham has approved the following promotion and appointment for Australian officers Colonels Deslea and Philip Maxwell.

Effective October 2026

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COLONELS DESLEA AND PHILIP MAXWELL, officers of the Australia Territory currently serving respectively as Territorial Commander and Territorial President of Women’s Ministries, Hong Kong and Macau Territory, are appointed as International Secretary for Business Administration and International Secretary for Spiritual Life Development, respectively, at International Headquarters.

They will take up their new appointment responsibilities with the rank of commissioner; Colonel Deslea Maxwell on 1 October 2026, Colonel Philip Maxwell on 2 October 2026.

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“We pray God’s richest blessing upon our comrades and acknowledge their many years of service,” the General said.