Rawdon Dalrymple
Australian diplomat
Intro | Australian diplomat | |
Places | Australia | |
is | Diplomat Politician | |
Work field | Politics | |
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Birth | 6 November 1930, Sydney | |
Age | 94 years | |
Star sign | Scorpio |
Frederick Rawdon Dalrymple AO (born 6 November 1930) is a former Australian public servant and diplomat.
In 1951, Dalrymple was selected as the New South Wales Rhodes scholar for 1952.
Dalrymple joined the Department of External Affairs in 1957. He went on to appointments as Ambassador to Israel (1972–1975), Ambassador to Indonesia (1981–1985), Ambassador to the United States (1985–1989) and Ambassador to Japan (1989–1993).
Dalrymple was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in January 1987 in recognition of his public service as a diplomatic representative.
In 1994, Dalrymple retired from the foreign affairs department (by then the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).