Frederick Rawdon Dalrymple (born 6 November 1930) is a former

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n public servant and

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. Dalrymple was born in Sydney and educated at

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in North Sydney and the

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. In 1951, he was selected as the New South Wales Rhodes scholar for 1952 and went on to study at

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in the United Kingdom. Dalrymple joined the

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in 1957. He went on to appointments as Ambassador to Israel (1972–1975), Ambassador to Indonesia (1981–1985), Ambassador to the United States (1985–1989) and Ambassador to Japan (1989–1993). In January 1987, Dalrymple was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of his public service as a diplomatic representative. In 1994, Dalrymple retired from the foreign affairs department (by then the

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). In May 2007 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science by the

. Among other things, the award cited his place as one of Australia's most distinguished post-war diplomats.See the full Citation a
University of Sydney, Honorary Awards, Rawdon Dalrymple, 18 May 2007

Publications

* 1998. "Indonesia and the IMF: The Evolving Consequences of a Reforming Mission", ''Australian Journal of International Affairs'', Vol 52(3), pp. 233–39. * 2003. ''Continental Drift: Australia's Search for a Regional Identity''. Aldershot, Hampshire, UK: Ashgate.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dalrymple, Rawdon Living people 1930 births Place of birth missing (living people) Australian Rhodes Scholars Ambassadors of Australia to Israel Ambassadors of Australia to Indonesia Ambassadors of Australia to Japan Ambassadors of Australia to the United States Officers of the Order of Australia University of Sydney alumni People from Sydney Alumni of the University of Oxford