John Rowland (diplomat)

John Russell Rowland AO (10 February 1925 – 31 December 1996) was an Australian public servant, diplomat and poet.[1][2][3][4][5]

John Rowland AO
Rowland in his office as 3rd Secretary, Australian Legation in Moscow.
Born	John Russell Rowland (1925-02-10)10 February 1925 Armidale, New South Wales
Died	31 January 1996(1996-01-31) (aged 70) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Public servant, diplomat, poet

References

1. Rowland, J. R. (John Russell); Rusden, Heather, 1948- (1991), Interview with John Rowland, diplomat and poet, retrieved 13 February 2016CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. "Links with Hungary, Bulgaria". The Canberra Times. ACT. 6 April 1972. p. 1.
3. Anderson, David (8 January 1997). "Diplomat with a Poet's Compassion". The Australian. p. 12.
4. Pritchett, Bill (8 January 1997). "Diplomat for over 30 years, poet with a sense of humour and champion of public causes". The Canberra Times. p. 12.
5. Hefner, Robert (12 January 1997). "A loss for city of poets". The Canberra Times. p. 18.

Diplomatic posts
New title Legation established	Australian Charge d'Affaires to Vietnam 1952	Succeeded by John Quinn as Minister
Preceded by Stewart Wolfe Jamieson	Australian Ambassador to Sweden 1965–1966	Succeeded by Frederick Blakeney
	Australian Ambassador to the Soviet Union 1965–1968	Succeeded by Bertram Ballard
Preceded by Allan Eastman	Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia 1969–1972	Succeeded by Alfred Parsons
Preceded by Lawrence Corkery	Australian Ambassador to Austria Australian Ambassador to Switzerland 1972–1974	Succeeded by Robert Furlonger
New title Position established	Australian Ambassador to Hungary 1972–1974
Preceded by Harold Anderson	Australian Ambassador to France 1978–1982	Succeeded by Peter Curtis