Rawdon Dalrymple

Australian public servant and diplomat

Rawdon Dalrymple

17th Ambassador of Australia to
the United States
In office
26 June 1985 – 1 April 1989
Preceded by| Bob Cotton
Succeeded by| Michael Cook (Australian diplomat))
Personal details
Born|

Frederick Rawdon Dalrymple

(1930-11-06) 6 November 1930 (age 91)
Sydney, Australia
Spouse(s)| Ross Dalrymple (nee Williams)
(1957)
Alma mater| University of Sydney
University of Oxford
Occupation| Public servant, diplomat

Frederick Rawdon Dalrymple AO (born 6 November 1930) is a former Australian public servant and diplomat.[1][2][3][4]

Dalrymple was born in Sydney and educated at Shore School in North Sydney and the University of Sydney. In 1951, he was selected as the New South Wales Rhodes scholar for 1952 and went on to study at Oxford University in the United Kingdom.[5]

Dalrymple joined the Department of External Affairs in 1957.[6] 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).

In January 1987, Dalrymple was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of his public service as a diplomatic representative.[7]

In 1994, Dalrymple retired from the foreign affairs department (by then the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).[6]

In May 2007 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science by the University of Sydney. Among other things, the award cited his place as one of Australia's most distinguished post-war diplomats.[8]

## Publications[edit]

* 1998\. "Indonesia and the IMF: The Evolving Consequences of a Reforming Mission", Australian Journal of International Affairs, Vol 52(3), pp. 233–39.
* 2003\. Continental Drift: Australia's Search for a Regional Identity. Aldershot, Hampshire, UK: Ashgate.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Rawdon Dalrymple, University of Sydney, archived from the original on 14 May 2015
2. ^ "Ambassador's Timor trip cancelled". The Canberra Times. ACT. 13 June 1984. p. 3.
3. ^ "Ambassador's report Timor visit 'too narrow'". The Canberra Times. ACT. 9 July 1984. p. 1.
4. ^ Nevill, Hugh (28 June 1986). "Australia ready to go it alone". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 1.
5. ^ "Sydney Student Honoured". The Sydney Morning Herald. NSW. 14 September 1951. p. 13.
6. ^ a b Rawdon Dalrymple AO, archived from the original on 7 March 2016
7. ^ "Search Australian Honours: DALRYMPLE, Frederick Rawdon, Officer of the Order of Australia", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 14 March 2016
8. ^ See the full Citation at University of Sydney, Honorary Awards, Rawdon Dalrymple, 18 May 2007.

Diplomatic posts

Preceded by

Marshall Johnston

|  Australian Ambassador to Israel
1972–1975  | Succeeded by

Richard Smith

Preceded by

Tom Critchley

|  Australian Ambassador to Indonesia
1981–1985  | Succeeded by

Bill Morrison

Preceded by

Bob Cotton

|  Australian Ambassador to the United States
1985–1989  | Succeeded by

Michael Cook

Preceded by

Geoff Miller

|  Australian Ambassador to Japan
1989–1993  | Succeeded by

Ashton Calvert

Authority control

General|

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National libraries|

* United States