| 词条 | Alex McGoldrick |
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| name = Alex McGoldrick | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Ballarat | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Diplomat | years_active = | religion = | website = | height = | parents = | children = | alma_mater = Australian National University | spouse = | nationality = Australian }} Alexander J. "Alex" McGoldrick is an Australian author and a former public servant and diplomat. He was Australian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1988 to 1991, during the Gulf War. Life and careerMcGoldrick was born in Ballarat. He graduated from the Australian National University.[1] In the late 1970s, McGoldrick was a first assistance secretary in the Department of Overseas Trade.[2] In 1980, McGoldrick was appointed Senior Trade Commissioner in Brussels.[3] Between 1985 and 1988 McGoldrick was Australia's Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris.[4] He took up an appointment as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in 1988.[5] His posting in Riyadh until 1991 included the duration of the Gulf War.[6][7] In 1989 McGoldrick took part in negotiations regarding the live export trade after Saudi Arabia rejected five shiploads of Australian live sheep.[8] McGoldrick self-published his book A Memoir of Arabia in 2010. The book offers an account of the time he spent in the Middle East during the Gulf War.[9] In 2011 it was highly commended by judges for the ACT Writers Centre awards.[10] Literary works
References1. ^{{citation|url=http://www.paperchainbookstore.com.au/events.cfm?events_id=195&view=detail|title=Events @ paperchain: Alex McGoldrick, A Memoir of Arabia - Tue 5 Oct 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712090828/http://paperchainbookstore.com.au/events.cfm?events_id=195&view=detail|archivedate=12 July 2016|publisher=Paperchain Bookstore|date=2010}} {{s-start}}{{s-dip}}{{s-bef|before=Fred Argy}}{{s-ttl|title=Australian Ambassador to the OECD in Paris|years=1985–1988}}{{s-aft|after=Ed Visbord}}{{s-bef|before=Alan Brown}}{{s-ttl|title=Australian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia2. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110801308|title=Australian views lead to impasse|date=6 February 1976|page=13|newspaper=The Canberra Times}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/137008396|title=Trade post|date=14 January 1980|newspaper=The Canberra Times}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122522743|title=New envoys named to OECD, Solomons|date=16 August 1985|page=3|newspaper=The Canberra Times}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/101968579|title=Ambassador announced|date=9 January 1988|page=3|newspaper=The Canberra Times}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122351149|title=New ambassador for Riyadh|date=23 March 1991|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=16}} 7. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122346316|first=John|last=Brock|title=Telecom workers take care|date=1 March 1991|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=16}} 8. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122278363|title=Aust warns Saudis on 'serious' trade implications of sheep row|date=24 August 1989|page=5|newspaper=The Canberra Times|first=Keith|last=Scott}} 9. ^{{citation|url=http://aussieobserver.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/alex-mcgoldricks-memoir-of-arabia.html|first=Paul|last=Barratt|author-link=Paul Barratt|date=19 September 2010|title=Alex McGoldrick’s ‘A Memoir of Arabia’ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313102456/http://aussieobserver.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/alex-mcgoldricks-memoir-of-arabia.html|archivedate=13 March 2016 }} 10. ^{{citation|url=http://www.actwriters.org.au/awards/2011-winners.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025104150/http://www.actwriters.org.au/awards/2011-winners.shtml|archivedate=25 October 2012|publisher=ACT Writers Centre|date=2011|title=2011 ACT Writers Centre awards results}} Australian Ambassador to Bahrain Australian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Australian Ambassador to Yemen Australian Ambassador to Oman|years=1988–1991}}{{s-aft|after=Malcolm Leader}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:McGoldrick, Alex}}{{australia-bio-stub}} 7 : Year of birth missing (living people)|People from Ballarat|Living people|Australian writers|Ambassadors of Australia to Saudi Arabia|Ambassadors of Australia to the United Arab Emirates|Australian National University alumni |
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