John Quinn (diplomat)

John Quinn OBE
Born John Paul Quinn
(1919-02-26)26 February 1919
Paddington, New South Wales
Died 12 September 1961(1961-09-12) (aged 42)
Rabat district, Morocco
Nationality Australian
Occupation Public servant, diplomat
Spouse(s)
Josephine Margaret Paton (m. 1949–1961)

John Paul Quinn OBE (26 February 1919 – 12 September 1961) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.[1]

His early career included stints serving in Singapore, The Hague, London and in South Africa, where he served as Acting High Commissioner for a time between 1951 and 1952. Quinn was named Australia's first Minister to the associated States of Indo-China in 1952.[2][3]

In April 1961, Quinn was appointed Australia's first Ambassador to the United Arab Republic.[4]

On 12 September 1961, Quinn died while in office as Australian Minister to Cairo, he had been a passenger on Air France Flight 2005 when it crashed.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Fogarty, Mike, "Quinn, John Paul (1919–1961)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 5 February 2016
  2. ↑ "Vietnam to send Minister". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 17 November 1952. p. 3.
  3. ↑ "Australian Minister to Indo-China". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 13 November 1952. p. 6.
  4. ↑ "Ambassador Appointed". The Canberra Times. 11 April 1961. p. 2.
  5. ↑ "A.C.T. man among 78 dead in crash". The Canberra Times. 14 September 1961. p. 1.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Keith Officer
as Minister		 Australian Chargé d'Affaires at the Netherlands
1948–1950		 Succeeded by
Peter Heydon
as Chargé d'Affaires
Preceded by
Alfred Stirling		 Australian High Commissioner to South Africa (Acting)
1951–1952		 Succeeded by
William Roy Hodgson
Preceded by
John Rowland
as Charge d'Affaires		 Australian Minister to Vietnam
1952–1954		 Succeeded by
David McNicol
Vacant
Title last held by
Roden Cutler
as Minister		 Australian Minister to Egypt
1960–1961		 Succeeded by
Himself
as Ambassador
Preceded by
Himself
as Minister		 Australian Ambassador to the United Arab Republic
1961		 Succeeded by
Francis Hamilton Stuart
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