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Ralph Harry | |
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| Australian High Commissioner to Singapore | |
| In office 1956–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Watt |
| Succeeded by | David McNicol |
| Australian Ambassador to Vietnam | |
| In office 1968–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Lew Border |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Morris |
| Australian Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany | |
| In office 1971–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Ronald Walker |
| Succeeded by | Lew Border |
| Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations | |
| In office 1975–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Laurence McIntyre |
| Succeeded by | Harold David Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ralph Lindsay Harry 10 March 1917 Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 7 October 2002 (aged 85) St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | Launceston Grammar School |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Public servant, diplomat |
Ralph Lindsay Harry AC, CBE (10 March 1917 – 7 October 2002) was one of Australia's pioneer diplomats and intelligence specialists. He was recognised as a skilled diplomatic professional with a mastery of the traditional conventions and methods of diplomacy and politics. Having acted early in his career for three years as Director of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, he was also known as an insightful intelligence analyst and cryptographer.[1]
Harry was the Acting Head of the Department of External Affairs and concluded his career as Australia's Ambassador to the United Nations. He made a lifelong emotional commitment to the promotion of the interests of Australia and the betterment of his fellow men and women through the promotion of international law and institutions. There was little he did or said that was not aimed in this direction.[1]
- ^ a b Harry, John (24 October 2002). "Benign master of diplomacy". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 September 2021.