| 词条 | John McMillan (diplomat) |
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| name = John McMillan | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = John Mill McMillan | birth_date = December 1914 | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|1999|11|25|1914|12|01|df=y}}[1] | death_place = | occupation = Public servant, diplomat | years_active = | religion = | website = | height = | parents = | children = Margaret | alma_mater = {{nowrap begin}}University of Melbourne (BA (Hons)){{nowrap end}} | spouse = {{marriage|Beatrice Scobie|10 January 1948}} | nationality = Australian }} John Mill McMillan (December 1914 – 25 November 1999) was a former Australian public servant and diplomat. During his career, he held several prominent diplomatic posts, including Australian Ambassador to Israel (1960–1963); Brazil (1965–1970); Turkey (1973–1976); and the Holy See (1974–1978) and High Commissioner to Ghana (1970–1973) and Malta (1976–1978). Life and careerMcMillan, whose father was an employee at the Victorian Public Works Department, was educated at Mentone Grammar School and Melbourne Grammar School. He attended the University of Melbourne, living at Trinity College and in 1934 was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree, with honours, having won the Wyselaskie Scholarship in Modern Languages that year also. He later completed a Master of Arts and while in Canberra he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws.[2] In 1937, McMillan joined the Department of External Affairs, appointed through the Melbourne University Appointments Board as a third secretary. His first posting, in 1941, was to the United States, working as third secretary to then Australian Ambassador to the United States Richard Casey.[2] He departed Washington in 1943 to serve as second secretary in Moscow, before returning to Canberra in 1946.[3] McMillan married Betty Scobie, also an officer of the Department of External Affairs, at All Saints Church in Hunter's Hill on 10 January 1948.[4] Colin Moodie was McMillan's best man. The day after his wedding McMillan and his new wife left Sydney for Karachi, for McMillan take up a posting as first secretary.[5][3] In October 1949, McMillan was appointed to a first secretary position in Paris, France.[3] From 1951 to 1953 McMillan was Chargé d'affaires in Moscow.[6][7] McMillan served as Australian Ambassador to Israel from 1960 to 1963,[8] returning to Canberra before a posting to Brazil from 1965 to 1970.[9][10][11][12] Between 1970 and 1973, McMillan was Australian High Commissioner to Ghana (1970–1973) and (1976–1978).[13] McMillan was Ambassador to Turkey, resident in Ankara, from 1973 to 1976.[14] In 1974, during his Ankara posting, McMillan was additionally appointed Ambassador to the Holy See and began making period visits to the Vatican.[15] In 1976, McMillan was appointed Australian High Commissioner to Malta.[16] He retained his position as Ambassador to the Holy See, visiting from Malta.[17] References1. ^Obituary in the Canberra Times, 26 November 1999 {{s-start}}{{s-dip}}{{s-bef|before=Frederick Blakeney|as=Chargé d'affaires}}{{s-ttl|title=Australian Ambassador to the Soviet Union (Chargé d'affaires)|years=1951–1953}}{{s-aft|after=Brian Hill|as=Chargé d'affaires}}{{s-bef|before=Bertram Ballard|rows=2}}{{s-ttl|title=Australian Minister to Israel|years=1960}}{{s-aft|after=John Hood|rows=2}}{{s-ttl|title=Australian Ambassador to Israel|years=1960–1963}}{{s-bef|before=Rodney Hodgson|as=Chargé d'affaires}}{{s-ttl|title=Australian Ambassador to Brazil|years=1965–1970}}{{s-aft|after=Frederick Homer}}{{s-bef|before=Richard Woolcott}}{{s-ttl|title=Australian High Commissioner to Ghana|years=1970–1973}}{{s-aft|after=David Evans}}{{s-bef|before=Alan McNicoll}}{{s-ttl|title=Australian Ambassador to Turkey|years=1973–1976}}{{s-aft|after=Roy Peachey}}{{s-bef|before=Lloyd Thomson}}{{s-ttl|title=Australian Ambassador to the Holy See|years=1974–1978}}{{s-aft|after=John Mitchell Kirtley}}{{s-bef|before=Ian Nicholson}}{{s-ttl|title=Australian High Commissioner to Malta|years=1976–1978}}{{s-aft|after=Geoffrey Pretyman|as=Acting High Commissioner}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:McMillan}}2. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8164760|title=Brilliant scholastic career leads to diplomatic service|date=4 March 1941|page=4|newspaper=The Argus|location=Melbourne, Victoria}} 3. ^1 2 {{citation|url=https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1976ANKARA06311_b.html|title=Biographic Information on New Australian High Commissioner to Malta|date=17 August 1976|author=Federal Government of the United States}}, posted on WikiLeaks. 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18056550|title=To Marry on Saturday|date=8 January 1948|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|page=9}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/51281956|title=Intimate Jottings|date=24 January 1948|page=22|magazine=The Australian Women's Weekly}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2850334|title=No Ambassador to Moscow|date=8 March 1952|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=1|location=ACT}} 7. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/69250894|title=No Ambassador for Moscow|date=8 March 1952|newspaper=Advocate|location=Burnie, Tasmania|page=5}} 8. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136941032|title=New Ambassador to Israel|date=15 October 1960|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=3|location=ACT}} 9. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/105844743|title=Envoy is named|date=21 May 1965|newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT|page=4}} 10. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131827065|title=Canberra family is off to Brazil|date=8 June 1965|page=12|newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT}} 11. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131832567|title=Envoy arrives|date=11 August 1965|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=4|location=ACT}} 12. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/106953504|title=Christmas greetings from Rio|date=22 December 1966|newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT|page=15}} 13. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110339478|title=Appointment|date=26 August 1970|newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT|page=3}} 14. ^{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110699347|title=Envoys named|date=22 February 1973|newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT|page=3}} 15. ^{{cite news|title=Envoys to NZ and Vatican|page=9|newspaper=The Canberra Times|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110783268|date=13 June 1974}} 16. ^{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19760811&id=e59WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3495,3086186&hl=en|title=New envoy to Malta|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=11 August 1976|page=2}} 17. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/opinion2013/politics-of-the-pulpit/story-e6frg73f-1111116978484|title=Politics of the pulpit|date=22 July 2008|newspaper=The Australian|publisher=News Limited}} 10 : 1914 births|Ambassadors of Australia to Brazil|Ambassadors of Australia to Israel|Ambassadors of Australia to Turkey|Ambassadors of Australia to the Soviet Union|Ambassadors of Australia to the Holy See|High Commissioners of Australia to Ghana|High Commissioners of Australia to Malta|University of Melbourne alumni|1999 deaths |
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