John Quinn (diplomat)

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

John Quinn OBE
Born
John Paul Quinn

(1919-02-26)26 February 1919
Died12 September 1961(1961-09-12) (aged 42)
Rabat district, Morocco
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Public servant, diplomat
Spouse
Josephine Margaret Paton
(m. 19491961)

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 (2002). "Quinn, John Paul (1919–1961)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 16. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  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.


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