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Australian public servant, diplomat and poet

John Rowland AO
Rowland in his office as 3rd Secretary, Australian Legation in Moscow.
BornJohn Russell Rowland
(1925-02-10)10 February 1925
Armidale, New South Wales
Died31 December 1996(1996-12-31) (aged 71)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Public servant, diplomat, poet

John Russell Rowland AO (10 February 1925 – 31 December 1996) was an Australian public servant, diplomat and poet.

Rowland was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia on 26 January 1981, while serving as Australian Ambassador to France.

References

  1. Rowland, J. R. (John Russell); Rusden, Heather, 1948- (1991), Interview with John Rowland, diplomat and poet, retrieved 13 February 2016{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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.
  6. Austlit. "J. R. Rowland | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  7. "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) entry for His Excellency Mr John Russell Rowland". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 1981. Retrieved 5 November 2022. AO AD81. FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AS A DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVE. AMBASSADOR. AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY, PARIS, FRANCE
Diplomatic posts
New title
Legation established 		Australian Charge d'Affaires to Vietnam
1952 		Succeeded byJohn Quinnas Minister
Preceded byStewart Wolfe Jamieson Australian Ambassador to Sweden
1965–1966 		Succeeded byFrederick Blakeney
Australian Ambassador to the Soviet Union
1965–1968 		Succeeded byBertram Ballard
Preceded byAllan Eastman Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia
1969–1972 		Succeeded byAlfred Parsons
Preceded byLawrence Corkery Australian Ambassador to Austria
Australian Ambassador to Switzerland
1972–1974 		Succeeded byRobert Furlonger
New title
Position established 		Australian Ambassador to Hungary
1972–1974
Preceded byHarold Anderson Australian Ambassador to France
1978–1982 		Succeeded byPeter Curtis


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