NQ DATE
M/ 37 21 February 1973
HIGH COI-'~ qlONER TO NIGERIA I
The Minister of State and AcigMinister forFoeg
ASin Foreign
Affairs, Senator Willesee, announced today the appointment of
Mr W. H. Bray as Australian High Commissioner in Nigeria to
succeed Mr P. N. Hutton. It is expected that Mr Bray will take
up his appointment in May. This will be his first appointment
as Htead of Mission.
Mr Bray was born in South Australia in 1921 and was
~ educated at Gawler High School and the University of Adelaide
where he obtained his degree of MIB. He joined the Department
of Foreign Affairs in 1939 and after war service rejoined in
1944. He has served in Chungking, Bangkok and New York ( where
he was Acting Consul-General in 1960-61). Mr Bray has had
wide experience in the legal field having represented Australia
at the United Nations General Assembly and at several
international conferences. He has worked for the ast seven
years on legal and treaties questions in the Deartment and is
currently Head of the General Legal, Antarctic and Treaties
Section. Mr Bray is married with two children.
Whitlam, Gough
Period of Service: 05/12/1972 - 11/11/1975
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