Edward Robert "Ted" Pocock (14 March 19345 April 2013) was an Australian public servant and

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

. Pocock first joined the

Department of External Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

in 1959. He stayed only a short time, leaving for the United Kingdom to start his doctorate, but returned in 1961. Pocock married Margaret Elizabeth Grosvenor on 30 January 1971 at a church in

Sutton, New South Wales Sutton, meaning 'South Settlement' in Saxon, is a small village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. It is situated on the west bank of the Yass River, about 17 kilometres south of Gundaroo, near the Fede ...

. In 1980, Pocock was appointed to his first ambassadorial position as Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. Between 1984 and 1987, Pocock was Australian Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Mongolia. In 1987, Pocock was appointed Ambassador to France.

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1934 births 2013 deaths Ambassadors of Australia to Belgium Ambassadors of Australia to France Ambassadors of Australia to Morocco Ambassadors of Australia to South Korea Ambassadors of Australia to the Soviet Union High Commissioners of Australia to Pakistan University of Adelaide alumni Members of the Order of Australia {{Australia-bio-stub