Richard Woolcott
Richard Woolcott AC | |
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Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1988–1992 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Arthur Woolcott 11 June 1927 Sydney, Australia |
Died | 2 February 2023 Canberra, Australia | (aged 95)
Spouse |
Birgit Christensen
(m. 1952; died 2008) |
Children | 3, including Peter |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Occupation |
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Richard Arthur Woolcott
Early years
Woolcott was educated at
Later career
In 1967, Woolcott drafted a speech for Prime Minister
American cables leaked by Wikileaks reveal that Woolcott had been an informant to the US, providing consular officials with information of internal government processes during 1974.[7]
Woolcott was the
From 1997, Woolcott was the founding director of the
In 2003, Woolcott wrote a personal memoir entitled The Hot Seat: Reflections on Diplomacy from Stalin's Death to the Bali Bombings,[13][14] and he also wrote a book called Undiplomatic Activities in 2007.[15]
Personal life and death
Woolcott was a supporter of the
Woolcott married Danish-born Birgit Christensen in London in July 1952 and the couple moved to
Awards and honours
For his services to diplomacy and international relations, he was made an
In July 2008, Woolcott was selected as one of the inaugural fellows of the Australian Institute of International Affairs to highlight his distinction in and contribution to Australia's international affairs. Also that year, Woolcott was awarded the Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop Asia Medal, in recognition of his contribution to Australia's relationships with Asia.[22]
References
- ^ Clark, Andrew (2 February 2023). "Richard Woolcott was a diplomatic giant". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Interview: Richard Woolcott AC Third Secretary,1952–54; Second, then First Secretary 1959–61; Australian Embassy Moscow, Australian Government, archived from the original on 11 February 2014
- ^ Gray, Joanne (14 August 2015). "True Leaders 2015: Dick Woolcott has been preaching for Australia to engage with Asia since '60s". Australian Financial Review. Fairfax Media.
- ^ "Back from Ouagadougou". The Canberra Times. 7 August 1969. p. 3.
- ^ Juddery, Bruce (24 February 1977). "Ambassador criticised". The Canberra Times. p. 30.
- ^ Woolcott, Richard (8 March 2003). "What Australia lost in Timor". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013.
- ^ Embassy of the United States in Canberra, 14 January 1974, Wikileaks.
- ^ "Richard Woolcott and Mandyam Srinivasan". The Backyard. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
- ^ a b c Maley, Paul (5 June 2008). "Old warhorse Richard Woolcott back in harness to smooth regional ties". The Australian. News Corp.
- ^ Zoellick, Robert (20 July 2010). "A Tribute to Richard Woolcott". Asia Society. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "A Tribute to Richard Woolcott". Asia Society. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Indonesia and Australia in the Asian Century". University of Melbourne. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Woolcott, Richard (8 March 2008). "What Australia lost in Timor". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 15 March 2003.
- ^ HarperCollins (2008). The Hot Seat: Reflections on Diplomacy from Stalin's Death to the Bali Bombings. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
- ^ Scribe Publications (2008). Undiplomatic Activities Archived 22 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
- ^ "Away with the Anachronism: A Republic will serve Australia's Domestic and International Interests". Archived from the original on 15 August 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Her Home's in Moscow Next Month". The Sunday Herald. 20 July 1952. p. 24.
- ^ Basorie, Warief Djajanto (29 December 2010). "Richard Woolcott: An exemplary envoy". The Jakarta Post.
- ^ Packham, Ben (2 February 2023). "'Giant of diplomacy': Richard Woolcott dies, aged 95". The Australian. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ It's An Honour (2008). WOOLCOTT AO, Richard Arthur. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
- ^ It's An Honour (2008). WOOLCOTT AC, Richard Arthur. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
- ^ "Citation: Richard Woolcott AC" (PDF), Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop Asialink Medal, University of Melbourne, 2008, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2016