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Transcripts from the Prime Ministers of Australia

Whitlam, Gough

Period of Service: 05/12/1972 - 11/11/1975
Release Date:
12/04/1973
Release Type:
Media Release
Transcript ID:
2894
Document:
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  • Whitlam, Edward Gough
AMBASSADOR TO THE OECD

NQ DATE
Iv/ 7 1 12 A'DrilI 1973
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The rNinister for Foreign Affairs, Tqr V. Jhiitlam, announced
Loday the appointment of Mr Roy Cameron as Auostr' 1]. ian Ambasador
to the Organisation for Economic Co-oneratirn anrd Development
to scceed S0ir Ronald W1, alker, C. T3. E. who w,, ill retire at th e end
of July. Tir Cameron, who is 50, is Fir-t Assistant Secretery in
the Treasury in charge of tin. e Transportation and Industry Division.
lie 1) a7, rer. ve. d in this nosition sinice 1966. THr Cameron w! s
educated at Adelaide Har: va,) rd Universities. Hle served in t'he
from 19043-46. F~ e a TLecturer in ' Economic'--a-t tbe
Canberra Uiniver7sity College during -the period 1949-51 arid served
eaq economri. st vihthe Tnterratinoral B, a nk -for Reconst-ru,. ction and.
. Dvooprent * frorm 19'-Nr6 Cameron served as Senior TreEosury
Representative in T~ ondon in 19' 66 at hich,, Ftage 1he returned to
Canberra -' focre 7-ie 1-a been. st,' ti _) ned tsince.
Th" l-e 1 i-rister notecd that Australia nlaced conside'-able
4_ t' Cnorae on tS n.-4ici--tion in all a-' spects of t'he l.: ork of -the
0. ECI"). He said tfiat THr kareron had had broad experience in
economic and financial mattnrs and would be a fitting sluccessor to
S.' r Ronald Walker who head Fgiven long and distingiiished service -to
Astralia in th! economic '. ield and in international relations
ieneral ly,

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