Bertram Ballard
| Bertram Ballard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bertram Charles Ballard 22 January 1903 Toorak, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Kew, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne (BA, LLB, MA) |
| Occupation | Public servant, diplomat |
Bertram Charles Ballard (22 January 1903 – 15 July 1981) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.[1]
Life and career
Ballard was born on 22 January 1903 in Toorak, Melbourne the eldest of three children in his family. He attended Scotch College and then the University of Melbourne, graduating with first-class honours.[2]
Ballard joined the Commonwealth Public Service as Australian government solicitor in New Hebrides, Vanuatu in 1934. On 6 August 1940, Ballard was appointed Australia’s first official representative in Nouméa, New Caledonia. He was tasked with encouraging war-time cooperation between New Caledonia and Australia and was also responsible for reporting to the Australian Government on economic and political affairs.[3]
He applied for a job in the Department of External Affairs in 1943.[2] In his first decade at the external affairs department, he was posted to Japan, the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), France, the Soviet Union and Switzerland.
In April 1952, Ballard was appointed Australia's first Minister to Thailand.[4][5] He left for Bangkok that month to take up the posting.[6]
In February 1955 the then External Affairs Minister appointed Ballard Australian Minister to Israel.[7]
Ballard retired in 1967 from his final posting as Australian Ambassador to Sweden (1965–1967).[8][9]
On 15 July 1981, Ballard died at Kew, Victoria.[10]
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| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| New title Position established
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Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office in Geneva 1949–1951 |
Succeeded by Patrick Shaw |
| Preceded by as Chargé d'affaires | Australian Minister to Thailand 1952–1955 |
Succeeded by David Hay |
| Preceded by | Australian Minister to Israel 1955–1960 |
Succeeded by John McMillan |
| Preceded by | High Commissioner of Australia to Ghana 1960–1962 |
Succeeded by Barrie Dexter as Acting High Commissioner |
| Preceded by | Australian High Commissioner to Ceylon 1962–1965 |
Succeeded by Gordon Upton |
| Preceded by | Australian Ambassador to Sweden 1965–1967 |
Succeeded by Roy Peachey |
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- High Commissioners of Australia to Sri Lanka
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