| 词条 | Charles Kevin |
| 释义 |
| name = Charles Kevin {{post-nominals|country=AUS|CBE}} | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = John Charles George Kevin | birth_date = {{Birth date|1909|10|09|df=y}} | birth_place = Forbes, New South Wales | death_date = {{Death date and age|1968|02|13|1909|10|09|df=y}} | death_place = Pretoria, South Africa | resting_place = Zanderfontein Cemetery | occupation = Public servant, diplomat | years_active = | religion = | website = | alma_mater = University of Sydney | spouse = {{marriage|Hermine Schick|1 July 1939|1962|end=div}} {{marriage|Mary Therese Wilson|6 May 1963}} | nationality = Australian }} John Charles George Kevin {{post-nominals|country=AUS|CBE}} (9 October 1909{{spaced endash}}13 February 1968) was an Australian public servant and diplomat. Life and careerCharles Kevin, as he was known, graduated from the University of Sydney law school.[1] In June 1945, Kevin joined the Department of External Affairs.[2] In 1948, Kevin was acting High Commissioner to India.[3] Kevin and his wife Hermine separated in 1949.[4] In 1951 Kevin's wife Hermine petitioned for divorce and was granted an order for restitution of conjugal rights; when Charles Kevin petitioned for divorce in January 1952 the request was rejected.[5][6] Kevin was posted Minister to Indonesia in 1953, an appointment that then Minister for external affairs Richard Casey, Baron Casey said was part of a planned policy to build up diplomatic relations in Asia's south east.[7] While he was Minister, Australia and Indonesia signed a new trade agreement for the trade of goods worth over £5 million.[8] After his Indonesia posting, from 1955 to 1959, Kevin was an assistant secretary in the external affairs department in Canberra.[9] He arrived for his next posting as High Commissioner to Ceylon in 1959, serving in that capacity until 1961. In Ceylon Kevin met Mary Therese Wilson, an Englishwoman and began a new relationship, whilst still married to Hermine.[2] Kevin was appointed High Commissioner to Pakistan, in 1961 he arrived in the country in September that year.[10] His divorce was finally granted in 1962, while he was Ambassador-designate to South Africa.[4] On 6 May 1963 Kevin married Mary Therese Wilson.[2] His appointment as Ambassador to Sweden was announced in September 1967, with the intention for the posting to take effect on the retirement of Bertram Ballard.[11] Before leaving for Sweden, on 13 February 1968, Kevin died of cancer while still in office in Pretoria.[2] Kevin's body was buried at the Zanderfontein cemetery near Pretoria in South Africa.[12] AwardsIn June 1964 Kevin was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire during his time as ambassador in Cape Town.[13] References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2872457|title=Mr. C. Kevin for Indonesia|date=6 January 1953|page=2|newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT}} {{s-start}}{{s-dip}}{{s-bef|before=Iven Mackay|as=High Commissioner}}{{s-ttl|title=Australian High Commissiner to India2. ^1 2 3 {{citation|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kevin-john-charles-george-10732|title=Kevin, John Charles George (1909–1968)|publisher=Australian National University|first=Joan|last=Beaumont|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|archivedate=22 September 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922203937/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kevin-john-charles-george-10732}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18352455|title=Minister to Indonesia: Appointment of Mr. C. Kevin|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|location=NSW|date=5 January 1953|page=2}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130579515|title=Divorce for New Envoy|date=27 June 1962|page=2|newspaper=The Canberra Times}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134832304|title=Court rejects Kevin divorce claim|date=3 March 1953|newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49253784|title=Diplomat has fears of wife|date=16 February 1953|newspaper=Barrier Miner|location=Broken Hill, NSW|page=3}} 7. ^{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69429375|title=Career diplomat for Indonesia|date=5 January 1953|page=10|newspaper=Advocate|location=Burnie, Tasmania}} 8. ^{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27249629|title=Trade pact with Indonesia signed|date=29 November 1954|newspaper=The Mercury|location=Hobart, Tasmania|page=2}} 9. ^{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131665520|title=Envoy to South Africa dies|date=14 February 1968|page=1|newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT}} 10. ^{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105895173|title=Envoy to Pakistan|date=28 September 1961|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=9}} 11. ^{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106978904|title=New envoy to Sweden|date=26 September 1967|newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT|page=3}} 12. ^{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131665730|title=Funeral of envoy|date=15 February 1968|newspaper=The Canberra }} 13. ^{{citation|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1064765&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130065909/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1064765&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archivedate=30 January 2016|title=Search Australian Honours: KEVIN, John Charles George, The Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil)|work=itsanhonour.gov.au|publisher=Australian Government}} (Acting)|years=1948}}{{s-aft|after=Roy Gollan|as=High Commissioner}}{{s-bef|before=John Hood}}{{s-ttl|title=Australian Minister to Indonesia|years=1953–1955}}{{s-aft|after=Walter Crocker}}{{s-bef|before=Allan Eastman}}{{s-ttl|title=Australian High Commissioner to Ceylon|years=1959–1961}}{{s-aft|after=Bertram Ballard}}{{s-bef|before=Roden Cutler}}{{s-ttl|title=Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan|years=1961–1962}}{{s-aft|after=David McNicol}}{{s-bef|before=Owen Davis}}{{s-ttl|title=Australian Ambassador to South Africa|years=1962–1968}}{{s-aft|after=Bill Cutts}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kevin, Charles}} 12 : 1909 births|1968 deaths|Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire|People from the Central West (New South Wales)|Ambassadors of Australia to Indonesia|High Commissioners of Australia to India|High Commissioners of Australia to Pakistan|High Commissioners of Australia to South Africa|High Commissioners of Australia to Sri Lanka|University of Sydney alumni|20th-century diplomats|Deaths from cancer in South Africa |
| 随便看 |
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。