Allan Loomes

Allan Henry Loomes OBE (25 April 1917  1 November 1990) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.

Allan Loomes OBE
Born
Allan Henry Loomes

(1917-04-25)25 April 1917
Died1 November 1990(1990-11-01) (aged 73)
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Sydney (BA, LLB (Hons))
OccupationPublic servant, diplomat
Spouse(s)
Nancy Louise Jennings
(
m. 1942; died 1979)

Born at Burrinjuck, New South Wales, Loomes was the youngest of four children.[1]

After service in the RAAF during World War II, Loomes moved to Canberra in 1946 to join the Commonwealth Public Service in the Department of External Affairs. His appointments included ambassadorial roles in Burma, Thailand, South Korea, Peru and Venezuela.[2] In 1976 Loomes received non-resident accreditation for Colombia as Australia's first ambassador, presenting his credentials to President Alfonso López Michelsen.[3]

Loomes died on 1 November 1990.[2] In 2010, a street in Casey, Australian Capital Territory was named Loomes Lane in Loomes' honour.[1]

References

  1. Roe, Diana (September 2010), Loomes Lane, ACT Government, archived from the original on 7 February 2016
  2. "Obituary: Allan Loomes: Long service in career as diplomat". The Canberra Times. ACT. 15 November 1990. p. 17.
  3. "Colombia country brief". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Colin Moodie
Australian Ambassador to Burma
1958–1961
Succeeded by
Frederick Homer
Preceded by
Malcolm Booker
Australian Ambassador to Thailand
1964–1968
Succeeded by
David McNicol
Preceded by
Roy Albert Peachey
Australian Ambassador to South Korea
1968–1971
Succeeded by
Murray Bourchier
Preceded by
Frederick Homer
Australian Ambassador to Venezuela
1974–1978
Succeeded by
Alan Fogg
Preceded by
R.B. Hodgson
Australian Ambassador to Peru
1974–1978
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