Gerry Nutter
Gerry Nutter | |
|---|---|
| Australian Ambassador to Italy | |
| In office 1985–1987 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
| Preceded by | Keith Douglas-Scott |
| Succeeded by | A.D. Campbell |
| Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea | |
| In office 1978–1981 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Preceded by | Tom Critchley |
| Succeeded by | Robert Birch |
| Australian Ambassador to the Philippines | |
| In office 1975–1978 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Preceded by | Peter Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Richard Woolcott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Gerald Nutter 7 June 1928 |
| Died | 13 September 2016 (aged 88) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
Daniel Gerald "Gerry" Nutter (7 June 1928 – 13 September 2016) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.
Education
[edit]Nutter was educated at North Sydney Boys High School.
Career
[edit]Nutter joined the Department of External Affairs in 1949. His early postings were to Saigon, Katmandu, Delhi, Tokyo, Vientiane, Bonn and Berlin.[1]
From 1973 to 1975, Nutter was head of national assessments in the Department of Defence, a precursor to the modern-day stand-alone Office of National Assessments. In the role he was responsible for long-term intelligence functions. His first ambassadorial post was Australian Ambassador to the Philippines, from 1975 to 1978.[2][3] Nutter's next appointment was Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea was announced in September 1977.[4] While resident in Port Moresby, Nutter made extensive tours to inspect Australian tax-funded development projects across the nation.[5]
In 1985, Nutter was appointed Australian Ambassador to Italy.[6][7]
Death
[edit]Nutter died on 13 September 2016.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Summary of Gerry Nutter interviewed by Michael Wilson for the Australian diplomacy 1950–1990 oral history project [sound recording]
- ↑ "Directors changed". The Canberra Times. 24 March 1973. p. 6.
- ↑ "Envoy to Manila". The Canberra Times. 21 November 1974. p. 3.
- ↑ Hastings, Peter (16 September 1977). "Reshuffle of senior diplomats next year". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8.
- ↑ Thornhill, Alan (10 October 1979). "Aid without ties enhances Australia's reputation in the third world. PNG: a new period of co-operation". The Canberra Times. p. 20.
- ↑ "New ambassador". The Age. 23 April 1985. p. 5.
- ↑ "Italian posting". The Canberra Times. 23 April 1985. p. 3.
- ↑ "NUTTER, DANIEL GERALD. (Gerry)". Sidney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2023.