Alexander J. McGoldrick is an Australian author and a former public servant and diplomat. He was Australian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1988 to 1991, during the Gulf War.
Alex McGoldrick | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Life and career
editMcGoldrick was born in Ballarat. He graduated from the Australian National University.[1]
In the late 1970s, McGoldrick was a first assistance secretary in the Department of Overseas Trade.[2] In 1980, McGoldrick was appointed Senior Trade Commissioner in Brussels.[3]
Between 1985 and 1988 McGoldrick was Australia's Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris.[4] He took up an appointment as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in 1988.[5] His posting in Riyadh until 1991 included the duration of the Gulf War.[6][7] In 1989 McGoldrick took part in negotiations regarding the live export trade after Saudi Arabia rejected five shiploads of Australian live sheep.[8]
McGoldrick self-published his book A Memoir of Arabia in 2010. The book offers an account of the time he spent in the Middle East during the Gulf War.[9] In 2011 it was highly commended by judges for the ACT Writers Centre awards.[10]
Literary works
edit- McGoldrick, Alex (2002). Two Families. ISBN 0958022607.
- McGoldrick, A. J. (2010). A Memoir of Arabia. ISBN 9780958022613.
References
edit- ^ Events @ paperchain: Alex McGoldrick, A Memoir of Arabia - Tue 5 Oct 2010, Paperchain Bookstore, 2010, archived from the original on 12 July 2016
- ^ "Australian views lead to impasse". The Canberra Times. 6 February 1976. p. 13.
- ^ "Trade post". The Canberra Times. 14 January 1980.
- ^ "New envoys named to OECD, Solomons". The Canberra Times. 16 August 1985. p. 3.
- ^ "Ambassador announced". The Canberra Times. 9 January 1988. p. 3.
- ^ "New ambassador for Riyadh". The Canberra Times. 23 March 1991. p. 16.
- ^ Brock, John (1 March 1991). "Telecom workers take care". The Canberra Times. p. 16.
- ^ Scott, Keith (24 August 1989). "Aust warns Saudis on 'serious' trade implications of sheep row". The Canberra Times. p. 5.
- ^ Barratt, Paul (19 September 2010), Alex McGoldrick's 'A Memoir of Arabia', archived from the original on 13 March 2016
- ^ 2011 ACT Writers Centre awards results, ACT Writers Centre, 2011, archived from the original on 25 October 2012
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