Francis Hamilton Stuart
Francis Stuart | |
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Born | Francis Hamilton Stuart 20 July 1912 Melbourne, Victoria |
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Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Occupation | Public servant, diplomat |
Spouse(s) | Guinevere Dingley (m. 1938; d. 2007) |
Francis Hamilton Stuart (20 July 1912 – 1 February 2007) is a former Australian public servant and diplomat.
Early life and education
Stuart was born in Melbourne on 20 July 1912. His parents separated when he was 8 years old and he went to live in Sydney with his mother as a child.[1] He later boarded at Geelong Grammar School and went on to higher education at Oxford University.
Career
He began his career in the 1930s as a consular officer in the British Legation in Bangkok.[2] He shifted to the Australian Department of External Affairs in 1941.[2] In 1942, he enlisted in the Australian Army to serve during World War II.[3]
Between 1964 and 1957 Stuart was chief of protocol in the external affairs department in Canberra.[4]
In May 1957, Stuart, along with his wife and children, left Canberra for Phnom-Penh to take up his appointment as Australian Minister to Cambodia.[5] His nomination had been approved by King Norodom Suramarit in April that year.[6] The Australian Legation in Phnom Penh was raised to Embassy status in 1959 and Stuart became Ambassador.[7]
Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced Stuart's appointment as Ambassador to the United Arab Republic in November 1961.[8]
In May 1970 Stuart was appointed High Commissioner to Pakistan, with concurrent accreditation to Afghanistan.[9] He left the Philippines in July 1970 to take up the post.[10] Whilst resident in Pakistan, Stuart saw the partition of Pakistan.[2]
In 1973, Stuart became the first resident Australian Ambassador to Poland.[11]
Retirement and later life
In December 1989 Stuart's book Towards Coming of Age was published by Griffith University.[2]
In his retirement, Stuart advocated for Australia to become a republic.[1]
Stuart died on 1 February 2007.[1]
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Diplomatic posts | ||
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Preceded by | Australian Minister to Cambodia 1957–1959 |
Succeeded by Noël Deschamps |
Australian Ambassador to Cambodia 1959–1962 |
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Preceded by | Australian Ambassador to the United Arab Republic 1961–1966 |
Succeeded by L.J. Lawrey |
Preceded by | Australian Ambassador to the Philippines 1966–1970 |
Succeeded by James Ingram |
Preceded by | Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan 1972 |
Succeeded by Arthur Morris |
Australian Ambassador to Pakistan 1972–73 |
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Preceded by
L.J. Lawrey
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Australian Ambassador to Poland 1973–1977 |
Succeeded by Bob Laurie |
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