John Rowland (diplomat)

John Rowland AO

Rowland in his office as 3rd Secretary, Australian Legation in Moscow.
Born John Russell Rowland
(1925-02-10)10 February 1925
Armidale, New South Wales
Died 31 January 1996(1996-01-31) (aged 70)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Nationality Australian
Occupation Public servant, diplomat, poet

John Russell Rowland AO (10 February 1925  31 December 1996) was an Australian public servant, diplomat and poet.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. Rowland, J. R. (John Russell); Rusden, Heather, 1948- (1991), Interview with John Rowland, diplomat and poet, retrieved 13 February 2016
  2. "Links with Hungary, Bulgaria". The Canberra Times. ACT. 6 April 1972. p. 1.
  3. Anderson, David (8 January 1997). "Diplomat with a Poet's Compassion". The Australian. p. 12.
  4. Pritchett, Bill (8 January 1997). "Diplomat for over 30 years, poet with a sense of humour and champion of public causes". The Canberra Times. p. 12.
  5. Hefner, Robert (12 January 1997). "A loss for city of poets". The Canberra Times. p. 18.
Diplomatic posts
New title
Legation established
Australian Charge d'Affaires to Vietnam
1952
Succeeded by
John Quinn
as Minister
Preceded by
Stewart Wolfe Jamieson
Australian Ambassador to Sweden
1965–1966
Succeeded by
Frederick Blakeney
Australian Ambassador to the Soviet Union
1965–1968
Succeeded by
Bertram Ballard
Preceded by
Allan Eastman
Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia
1969–1972
Succeeded by
Alfred Parsons
Preceded by
Lawrence Corkery
Australian Ambassador to Austria
Australian Ambassador to Switzerland

1972–1974
Succeeded by
Robert Furlonger
New title
Position established
Australian Ambassador to Hungary
1972–1974
Preceded by
Harold Anderson
Australian Ambassador to France
1978–1982
Succeeded by
Peter Curtis
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