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][6]}

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 December 1996(1996-12-31) (aged 71) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Nationality	Australian
Occupation(s)	Public servant, diplomat, poet

Rowland was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia on 26 January 1981, while serving as Australian Ambassador to France.^[7]

References

1. Rowland, J. R. (John Russell); Rusden, Heather, 1948- (1991), Interview with John Rowland, diplomat and poet, retrieved 13 February 2016{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric 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.
6. Austlit. "J. R. Rowland | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
7. "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) entry for His Excellency Mr John Russell Rowland". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 1981. Retrieved 5 November 2022. AO AD81. FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AS A DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVE. AMBASSADOR. AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY, PARIS, FRANCE

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