James Plimsoll
James Plimsoll (born April 25, 1917 in Sydney , New South Wales , † May 8, 1987 in Hobart , Tasmania ) was an Australian diplomat and governor of Tasmania until his death .
Life
Plimsoll studied economics at the University of Sydney and graduated in 1938 with a Bachelor (Bachelor in Economics). He then worked as an economist at the Bank of New South Wales and also completed further studies at the University of Sydney, which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1941 .
He did his military service in the Australian Army between 1942 and 1947 and then entered the diplomatic service . He gained international recognition for his diplomatic fortunes during the Korean War in 1950 to the end of 1952 as the representative of Australia in the Commission United Nations for the reunification and rehabilitation of Korea ( UN Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea ).
After he returned to Australia in 1953, he was Undersecretary ( Assistant Secretary ) in the Department of Foreign Affairs in Canberra , before he was between 1959 and 1963 Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York City . During this time he was raised to the nobility in 1962 and from then on carried the suffix "Sir". He was then from 1963 to 1965 High Commissioner in India .
Between 1965 and 1970 he worked as State Secretary in the Foreign Ministry and then took on numerous important posts as Ambassador , initially from 1970 to 1974 in the United States and then from 1974 to 1977 in the Soviet Union and the Mongolian People's Republic . For his services in Australian diplomacy, he was also named Companion of the Order of Australia in 1978 . After serving as High Commissioner in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 1981, he was last Ambassador to Japan between 1981 and 1982 .
He was then governor of Tasmania from October 1, 1982 until his death.
Awards
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Companion of the Order of Australia
- Knight of the Order of Saint John
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| SURNAME | Plimsoll, James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Plimsoll, Sir James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian diplomat and Governor of Tasmania |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney , New South Wales |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1987 |
| Place of death | Hobart , Tasmania |