Graham Barton Feakes AO (20 March 1930 – 3 December 1994) was an Australian public servant and diplomat. From 1984 to 1990, Feakes was Australian High Commissioner to India.
Graham Feakes AO | |
|---|---|
| Born | Graham Barton Feakes 20 March 1930 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 3 December 1994 (aged 64) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Public servant, diplomat |
Life and career
editFeakes, born in Adelaide on 20 March 1930,[1] joined the Australian Public Service in the Department of External Affairs in 1951.[2] He said that his motivation for joining the department was in part due to years spent traveling widely for his father's work as a child.[1]
In 1969, Feakes became Australian Ambassador to Cambodia.[3] During his time as ambassador in Phnom Penh, he felt some level of anxiety and concern for his family's safety.[1]
From 1972 to 1974, Feakes was assistant secretary in charge of policy research at the Department of Foreign Affairs.[1] He was then promoted to first assistant secretary of the South Asia division in 1974.[1][4]
Between 1976 and 1980, Feakes was the Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia.[5][6]
In 1984, Feakes was appointed Australian High Commissioner to India and non-resident ambassador to Nepal.[2][7] After his appointment ended in 1990, he was made Chairman of the first Australia-India Council Board in 1992.[8]
Feakes died at his home in Sydney on 3 December 1994, at the age of 64.[9][10]
Awards
editIn January 1985, Feakes was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to the Public Service as a diplomat representative and in the development of Australian relations with South and South East Asia.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Graham Feakes interviewed by Michael Wilson for the Australian diplomacy 1950-1990 oral history project, National Library of Australia
- ^ a b "Feakes named for India post". The Canberra Times. ACT. 1 June 1984. p. 3.
- ^ "New envoy". The Canberra Times. ACT. 12 April 1969. p. 5.
- ^ "The price of betrayal", The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 September 2000, archived from the original on 27 December 2013
- ^ "New envoy to Malaysia". The Canberra Times. ACT. 29 March 1976. p. 3.
- ^ "New posting". The Canberra Times. ACT. 22 January 1980. p. 3.
- ^ Bowen, Lionel (31 May 1984). "Diplomatic appointment - India and Nepal" (Media Release). ParlInfo: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Evans, Gareth (26 June 1992), The Australia-India Council: Making Old Friends Closer Friends (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2015
- ^ "Feakes, Graham Barton, A.O." Sydney, New South Wales: The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 December 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ ""Feakes, Graham B., 1930-1994 -- Interviews"". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Search Australian Honours: FEAKES, Graham Barton, Officer of the Order of Australia", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 28 January 2016