Alan Phillip Renouf OBE (21 March 1919 – 26 May 2008) was a prominent Australian government official during the 1970s.

Life and career

Renouf joined the

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in the

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in 1943, after serving in the army. In 1960, Renouf was appointed the first Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria, a position in which he remained until 1963. Between 1963 and 1965, Renouf worked at the Australian embassy in Washington, D.C. He and his wife returned to Canberra for less than a year before Renouf was named Australia's first Ambassador to Yugoslavia in August 1966, to begin his appointment in November. From 1969 to 1973, Renouf was Australia's Ambassador to France. In 1969, he was named Australia's first Ambassador to Portugal, with the intent that he would continue to reside in Paris. From 1974 to 1977, Renouf was the permanent head of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs. During 1978 and 1979 he was the

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. Renouf wrote at least three books: ''The Frightened Country'' (1979), ''Let Justice Be Done. The Foreign Policy of Dr

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'' (1983) and ''

Malcolm Fraser John Malcolm Fraser (; 21 May 1930 – 20 March 2015) was an Australian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983, holding office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. Fraser was raised on hi ...

and Australian Foreign Policy'' (1986).

Honours

In 1965, Reonuf was appointed an

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References

*http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/gateways/archive/23/23.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20071022152004/http://unimelb.edu.au/malcolmfraser/publications/bibliography.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Renouf, Alan Ambassadors of Australia to the United States Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire 1919 births 2008 deaths Permanent Delegates of Australia to UNESCO Ambassadors of Australia to France Ambassadors of Australia to Portugal Ambassadors of Australia to Yugoslavia High Commissioners of Australia to Nigeria