Editing Tim Fischer (section)

===Post-political career===
After his retirement, he returned to farming at Boree Creek, and became involved in charity work, assisting organisations such as the [[St Vincent de Paul Society]], the [[Fred Hollows]] Foundation and Autism New South Wales.<ref name="obit" />

Fischer served as chairman of [[Tourism Australia]] from 2004 until 2007. He was made a fellow (FTSE) of the [[Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering]] (ATSE) in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.applied.org.au/our-fellows/meet-our-fellows/ |title=Meet our Fellows |publisher=[[Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering]] |access-date=22 August 2019 |archive-date=1 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401141658/https://www.applied.org.au/our-fellows/meet-our-fellows/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He served as chairman and a patron of the [[Crawford Fund]], an initiative of the ATSE supporting international agricultural research, from 2001 to 2006. He was vice-chair and chair of the [[Crop Trust]] (2013–2017) and a "vigorous supporter" of the [[Svalbard Global Seed Vault]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crawfordfund.org/news/vale-tim-fisher/|title=Vale Tim Fischer |first=Colin |last=Chartres |publisher=[[Crawford Fund]] |date=22 August 2019 |access-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822115517/https://www.crawfordfund.org/news/vale-tim-fisher |archive-date=22 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> He served as national chairman of the [[Royal Flying Doctor Service]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/news/vale-tim-fischer/ |title=Vale Tim Fischer |first=Amanda |last=Vanstone |publisher=[[Royal Flying Doctor Service]] |date=22 August 2019 |access-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822120559/https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/news/vale-tim-fischer/ |archive-date=August 22, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> He also served as founding Patron of [[Australia for UNHCR]] (2001–2006),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.unrefugees.org.au/media/1431/australia_for_unhcr_2006_annual_report.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315155408/https://www.unrefugees.org.au/media/1431/australia_for_unhcr_2006_annual_report.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 March 2019 |title=Australia for UNHCR Annual Report 2006 |date=23 August 2019 |access-date=23 August 2019 }}</ref> an Australian charity that raises funds for the UN's refugee agency.

Fischer was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of Australia]] (AC) in the 2005 [[Australia Day]] [[Australian honours system|Honours' List]] in recognition of his contributions to Australian politics, trade liberalisation, rail transport development, support of humanitarian aid, and to fostering community acceptance of cultural differences.<ref name=AC>{{Cite It's an Honour |ausawardid=1057549 |recipient=The Honourable Timothy Andrew FISCHER |award=Companion of the Order of Australia |postnominal=AC |citation=For service to the Australian and New South Wales Parliaments, to advancing the national interest through trade liberalisation and rail transport development, to supporting humanitarian aid in developing countries and to fostering openness and acceptance of cultural difference in the community. |date=26 January 2005 |access-date=22 August 2019 }}</ref>

On 21 July 2008, Fischer was nominated by Prime Minister [[Kevin Rudd]] as the first resident Australian [[List of ambassadors of Australia to the Holy See|Ambassador]] to the [[Holy See]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24049946-5017593,00.html |title=Tim Fischer announced ambassador to the Holy See |work=The Australian |author=Maiden, Samantha |date=21 July 2008 |access-date=1 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080729213910/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24049946-5017593,00.html |archive-date=July 29, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Fischer worked closely with the Vatican on all aspects of the canonisation of Australia's first Roman Catholic saint, [[Mary MacKillop]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.celebrityspeakers.com.au/political-speakers/the-hon-tim-fischer/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723002914/http://www.celebrityspeakers.com.au/political-speakers/the-hon-tim-fischer/|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 July 2012|title=Speaker Profile of Tim Fischer at The Celebrity Speakers Bureau}}</ref> He retired from the post on 20 January 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sydneycatholic.org/news/latest_news/2012/2012120_619.shtml |date= 20 January 2012 |title=Arriverderci Rome. Welcome Home Tim Fischer |website=Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney |location=Sydney, Australia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319065622/http://www.sydneycatholic.org/news/latest_news/2012/2012120_619.shtml |archive-date=19 March 2014 |url-status = dead}}</ref>

In August 2013, following the shooting death of Australian baseball player Christopher Lane in Oklahoma, Fischer called for a tourism boycott of the United States to protest the activities of the [[National Rifle Association of America]] and what he felt were overly lax American gun laws.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/20/tim-fischer-boycott-us-christopher-lane_n_3786687.html |title=Tim Fischer, Australian Politician, Urges Boycott of U.S. Following Christopher Lane Shooting Death |work=HuffPost Australia |date=20 August 2013 |access-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820211516/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/20/tim-fischer-boycott-us-christopher-lane_n_3786687.html |archive-date=August 20, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>