Marshall Johnston (diplomat)

Marshall Johnston
AO
Born
Marshall Lewis Johnston

(1923-07-20)20 July 1923
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Died31 October 2017(2017-10-31) (aged 94)
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Public servant, diplomat

Marshall Lewis Johnston AO (20 July 1923 – 31 October 2017) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.[1]

Johnston enlisted in the Australian Army in 1941, during World War II.[2]

In June 1980 Johnston was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of his public service as a diplomatic representative.[3]

Johnston retired from public service in 1984, his final post was as Australian Ambassador to Greece (1980–1984) and the non-resident High Commissioner to Cyprus (1980-1982).[4][5] He died in October 2017 at the age of 94.[6]

  1. ^ "Canberra envoy on way back to Iran". The Canberra Times. ACT. 13 February 1979. p. 1.
  2. ^ World War Two Veteran: Johnston, Marshall Lewis, Australia Remembers Ltd, archived from the original on 14 March 2016
  3. ^ "Search Australian Honours: JOHNSTON, Marshall Lewis, Officer of the Order of Australia", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 14 March 2016
  4. ^ "Ambassadors". The Canberra Times. ACT. 28 March 1980. p. 3.
  5. ^ "New Envoy to Greece". The Canberra Times. ACT. 30 May 1984. p. 3.
  6. ^ MARSHALL JOHNSTON death notice