Noël Deschamps | |
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Born | Noël St. Clair Deschamps 25 December 1908 Brisbane, Queensland |
Died | 12 May 2005 Melbourne | (aged 96)
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Public servant, diplomat |
Parent | Jacqueline Hester Deschamps |
Noël St. Clair Deschamps (25 December 1908 – 12 May 2005) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.
Deschamps was born in Brisbane, the son of Jacqueline Hester née Irwin and Joseph Mark Deschamps. [1] [2] His paternal grandparents owned a vineyard. [1] He was educated at Glamorgan Preparatory School in Toorak, Melbourne. [3] He graduated with a Master of Arts from the University of Cambridge and spent a couple of years as a school-master in North Wales before returning to Australia.
Deschamps joined the Department of External Affairs in 1937. [4] [5] January 1940 saw Deschamps appointed official secretary to the Australian High Commissioner in Canada. [6]
Between 1946 and 1947 Deschamps was Charge d'Affaires in Moscow. [7] While in Moscow his sister Yvonne visited. [8]
In March 1950 Deschamps presented his credentials as the head of the Australian Military Mission in Berlin to the three Allied High Commissioners at Bonn. [9] In January 1952, Deschamps was appointed Charge d'Affaires in West Germany to open up the Australian embassy in Bonn. [10] [11] [12]
While Australian Ambassador to Cambodia (1962–1969) Deschamps also represented the interests of the United States in the country after King Norodom Sihanouk broke off diplomatic ties with Washington. [13] Deschamps became a friend of Sihanouk's and the Ambassador was awarded a high Cambodian decoration to mark the close relationship between Australia and Cambodia. [14]
In January 1969 Deschamps was appointed Ambassador to Chile. [15] He presented his credentials to President Eduardo Frei Montalva on 4 June 1969. [16] Deschamps was recalled to Australia for consultations shortly after a coup to remove the Allende Government. [17] He did not return to the country in an official capacity after the coup with the Australian Government instead appointing a charge d'affaires. [18]
Deschamps retired in December 1973 to Melbourne. [19]
In his retirement, Deschamps was a patron of the Australian Monarchist League. [20]
In May 2005, Deschamps died in Melbourne, aged 96. [5]
Noël Deschamps | |
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Born | Noël St. Clair Deschamps 25 December 1908 Brisbane, Queensland |
Died | 12 May 2005 Melbourne | (aged 96)
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Public servant, diplomat |
Parent | Jacqueline Hester Deschamps |
Noël St. Clair Deschamps (25 December 1908 – 12 May 2005) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.
Deschamps was born in Brisbane, the son of Jacqueline Hester née Irwin and Joseph Mark Deschamps. [1] [2] His paternal grandparents owned a vineyard. [1] He was educated at Glamorgan Preparatory School in Toorak, Melbourne. [3] He graduated with a Master of Arts from the University of Cambridge and spent a couple of years as a school-master in North Wales before returning to Australia.
Deschamps joined the Department of External Affairs in 1937. [4] [5] January 1940 saw Deschamps appointed official secretary to the Australian High Commissioner in Canada. [6]
Between 1946 and 1947 Deschamps was Charge d'Affaires in Moscow. [7] While in Moscow his sister Yvonne visited. [8]
In March 1950 Deschamps presented his credentials as the head of the Australian Military Mission in Berlin to the three Allied High Commissioners at Bonn. [9] In January 1952, Deschamps was appointed Charge d'Affaires in West Germany to open up the Australian embassy in Bonn. [10] [11] [12]
While Australian Ambassador to Cambodia (1962–1969) Deschamps also represented the interests of the United States in the country after King Norodom Sihanouk broke off diplomatic ties with Washington. [13] Deschamps became a friend of Sihanouk's and the Ambassador was awarded a high Cambodian decoration to mark the close relationship between Australia and Cambodia. [14]
In January 1969 Deschamps was appointed Ambassador to Chile. [15] He presented his credentials to President Eduardo Frei Montalva on 4 June 1969. [16] Deschamps was recalled to Australia for consultations shortly after a coup to remove the Allende Government. [17] He did not return to the country in an official capacity after the coup with the Australian Government instead appointing a charge d'affaires. [18]
Deschamps retired in December 1973 to Melbourne. [19]
In his retirement, Deschamps was a patron of the Australian Monarchist League. [20]
In May 2005, Deschamps died in Melbourne, aged 96. [5]