John_Quinn_(diplomat)

John Quinn (diplomat)

John Quinn (diplomat)

Australian public servant and diplomat

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

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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. [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. [2]
    "Vietnam to send Minister". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 17 November 1952. p. 3.
  3. [3]
    "Australian Minister to Indo-China". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 13 November 1952. p. 6.
  4. [4]
    "Ambassador Appointed". The Canberra Times. 11 April 1961. p. 2.
  5. [5]
    "A.C.T. man among 78 dead in crash". The Canberra Times. 14 September 1961. p. 1.
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