John Quinn (diplomat)

John Paul Quinn OBE (26 February 1919 – 12 September 1961) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.[1]

John Quinn OBE
Born	John Paul Quinn (1919-02-26)26 February 1919 Paddington, New South Wales
Died	12 September 1961(1961-09-12) (aged 42) Rabat district, Morocco
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Public servant, diplomat
Spouse(s)	Josephine Margaret Paton ( m. 1949⁠–⁠1961)

His early career included stints serving in Singapore, The Hague, London and in South Africa, where he served as Acting High Commissioner for a time between 1951 and 1952. Quinn was named Australia's first Minister to the associated States of Indo-China in 1952.[2][3]

In April 1961, Quinn was appointed Australia's first Ambassador to the United Arab Republic.[4]

On 12 September 1961, Quinn died while in office as Australian Minister to Cairo, he had been a passenger on Air France Flight 2005 when it crashed.[5]

References

1. Fogarty, Mike, "Quinn, John Paul (1919–1961)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 5 February 2016
2. "Vietnam to send Minister". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 17 November 1952. p. 3.
3. "Australian Minister to Indo-China". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 13 November 1952. p. 6.
4. "Ambassador Appointed". The Canberra Times. 11 April 1961. p. 2.
5. "A.C.T. man among 78 dead in crash". The Canberra Times. 14 September 1961. p. 1.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Keith Officer as Minister	Australian Chargé d'Affaires at the Netherlands 1948–1950	Succeeded by Peter Heydon as Chargé d'Affaires
Preceded by Alfred Stirling	Australian High Commissioner to South Africa (Acting) 1951–1952	Succeeded by William Roy Hodgson
Preceded by John Rowland as Charge d'Affaires	Australian Minister to Vietnam 1952–1954	Succeeded by David McNicol
Vacant Title last held by Roden Cutler as Minister	Australian Minister to Egypt 1960–1961	Succeeded by Himself as Ambassador
Preceded by Himself as Minister	Australian Ambassador to the United Arab Republic 1961	Succeeded by Francis Hamilton Stuart