Australian public servant and diplomat
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| Born | Edward Robert Pocock
(1934-03-14)14 March 1934 |
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| Died | 5 April 2013(2013-04-05) (aged 79) |
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| Nationality | Australian |
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| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
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| Occupation(s) | Public servant, diplomat |
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Edward Robert "Ted" Pocock AM (14 March 1934 – 5 April 2013) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.[1]
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.[2]
Pocock married Margaret Elizabeth Grosvenor on 30 January 1971 at a church in Sutton, New South Wales.[3]
In 1980, Pocock was appointed to his first ambassadorial position as Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea.[4] Between 1984 and 1987, Pocock was Australian Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Mongolia.[5] In 1987, Pocock was appointed Ambassador to France.[6]
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