About Ted Pocock
Lived 1934 – 2013 (aged 79). Ted Pocock was a diplomat.
Edward Robert "Ted" Pocock (14 March 19345 April 2013) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.
Pocock first joined the Department of External Affairs in 1959. He stayed only a short time, leaving for the United Kingdom to start his doctorate, but returned in 1961.
Pocock married Margaret Elizabeth Grosvenor on 30 January 1971 at a church in Sutton, New South Wales.
In 1980, Pocock was appointed to his first ambassadorial position as Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. Between 1984 and 1987, Pocock was Australian Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Mongolia. In 1987, Pocock was appointed Ambassador to France.
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Who was Ted Pocock?
Australian public servant and diplomat
When was Ted Pocock born?
Ted Pocock was born on 14 March 1934.
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Ted Pocock died on 5 April 2013.
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Ted Pocock was a diplomat.
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