His father was chauffeur to the Australian High Commissioner, while his mother worked at a London school.

He went on to serve as Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

The service was also attended by the Australian High Commissioner to South Africa.

From 1946-1947 he was the Western Australian Commissioner for Soil Conservation.

He later served as Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan.

He served as the Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan from 1952 to 1954.

She was then appointed as the first female Australian High Commissioner to India, a role she held until 2004.

He was the Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2013.

He is how Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

However, he served as Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand from 1984-1987.