Ted Pocock

Australian public servant and diplomat

Ted Pocock AM

Born|

Edward Robert Pocock

(1934-03-14)14 March 1934
Died| 5 April 2013(2013-04-05) (aged 79)
Nationality| Australian
Alma mater| University of Adelaide
Occupation(s)| Public servant, diplomat
Spouse|

Meg Grosvenor

(m. 1971⁠-⁠2013)​

Edward Robert "Ted" Pocock AM (14 March 1934 - 5 April 2013) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.[1]

Pocock first joined the Department of External Affairs in 1959. He stayed only a short time, leaving for the United Kingdom to start his doctorate, but returned in 1961.[2]

Pocock married Margaret Elizabeth Grosvenor on 30 January 1971 at a church in Sutton, New South Wales.[3]

In 1980, Pocock was appointed to his first ambassadorial position as Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea.[4] Between 1984 and 1987, Pocock was Australian Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Mongolia.[5] In 1987, Pocock was appointed Ambassador to France.[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ McDonald, Tim (3 May 2013). "Resolute, compassionate diplomat who sympathised with dissidents". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016.
2. ^ McDonald, Tim (26 April 2013). "Diplomat reached out to dissidents". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
3. ^ "Wedding Bells: Will live in Canberra". Victor Harbour Times. SA. 12 February 1971. p. 6.
4. ^ "Appointments". The Canberra Times. 3 May 1980. p. 3.
5. ^ "Ambassadors to Moscow, Seoul picked". The Canberra Times. 13 January 1984. p. 3.
6. ^ "Hayden names 7 envoys". The Canberra Times. 25 August 1987.

Diplomatic posts

Preceded by

Donald Jame Horne

|  Australian Ambassador to South Korea
1980–1984  | Succeeded by

Geoff Miller

Preceded by

David Evans

|  Australian Ambassador to the Soviet Union
1984–1987  | Succeeded by

Robin Ashwin

Preceded by

Peter Curtis

|  Australian Ambassador to France
1987–1991  | Succeeded by

Clive Jones

Preceded by

Geoffrey Price

|  Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan
1991–1992  | Succeeded by

Philip Knight

Preceded by

David Sadleir

|  Australian Ambassador to Belgium
1992–1997  | Succeeded by

Donald Kenyon

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National|

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