John Dauth
{{Short description|Australian public servant and diplomat}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}
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| name = John Dauth
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|AO|LVO|OBE}}
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| office1 = Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
| term_start1 = September 2008
| term_end1 = 23 August 2012
| predecessor1 = Richard Alston
| successor1 = Mike Rann
| birth_name = John Cecil Dauth
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|04|09|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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| nationality = Australian
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| partner = Richard Glynn
| occupation = Public servant, diplomat
| alma_mater = The University of Sydney
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John Cecil Dauth, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|AO|LVO|OBE}} (born 9 April 1947) is an Australian public servant and diplomat. He was the Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2013.
Career
Dauth was born in Brisbane, Queensland.Who's Who in Australia 2013, Crown Content, 2012. Graduating from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts degree, he joined the Australian Public Service in the Department of External Affairs in 1969,{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac;jsessionid=ED71E2AC6C0C025604D994D517862650?sy=afr&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=1month&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=brs&cls=1032&clsPage=1&docID=AGE100116M06K230KT4O |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131002351/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac%3Bjsessionid%3DED71E2AC6C0C025604D994D517862650?sy=afr&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=1month&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=brs&cls=1032&clsPage=1&docID=AGE100116M06K230KT4O |title=Bureaucratic heavyweights from Class of '69 |last=Flitton |first=Daniel |date=16 January 2010 |newspaper=The Age |archivedate=31 January 2015 |publisher=Fairfax Media |page=3 |url-status=dead }} and was seconded to Buckingham Palace between 1977 and 1980, serving in the Press Office of the Royal Household as Assistant Press Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II and Press Secretary to the Prince of Wales.
Dauth has served in a number of positions overseas including: Nigeria (Second Secretary, 1970–1972); Tutor in Residence at Burgmann College, Australian National University (1974–1975); Iran (Chargé d'affaires, 1983–1985); and New Caledonia (Consul-General, 1986–1987). He later served as High Commissioner to New Zealand (2006–2008).{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-01-20/dauth-takes-key-australian-role-in-nz/782450|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=20 January 2006|title=Dauth takes key Australian role in NZ|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028154553/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-01-20/dauth-takes-key-australian-role-in-nz/782450|archivedate=28 October 2016}} Prior to this he was Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2001–2006) and High Commissioner to Malaysia (1993–1996). He was the Consul-General in New Caledonia from 1986 to 1987 before being declared persona non-grata by the French government after Paris complained that he was too close to the Kanak pro-independence movement. In 2008, the then Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, appointed Dauth as Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, succeeding Richard Alston.{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24140108-2702,00.html |title=Career envoy John Dauth wins plum London post |newspaper=The Australian |date=7 August 2008 |accessdate=16 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916191909/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C25197%2C24140108-2702%2C00.html |archivedate=16 September 2008 }}{{cite news|url=http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s126_08.html|title=Diplomatic Appointment – High Commissioner to United Kingdom|archivedate=20 August 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820093535/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s126_08.html|first=Stephen|last=Smith|author-link=Stephen Smith (Australian politician)|date=6 August 2008|publisher=Australian Government}} Mike Rann succeeded Dauth on 1 February 2013.{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-23/rann-confirmed-as-uk-high-commissioner/4218446 |title=Rann confirmed as UK high commissioner |website=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=23 August 2012 }}
Personal life
Dauth is in a same-sex relationship with his partner, Richard Glynn.{{Cite web|url=https://myaccount.news.com.au/sites/theaustralian/subscribe.html?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a&mode=premium&dest=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/top-diplomat-john-dauth-rues-crude-debate/news-story/443740340062fcb379732e31592fba08?nk=cfa65f178d967e41e7ce5c898a83945c-1546754985&memtype=anonymous|title=Subscribe to The Australian {{!}} Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps|website=myaccount.news.com.au|access-date=2019-01-06}}
Honours
Dauth was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in 1980 for service as Australian Press Secretary to the Queen during the 1980 Royal Visit to Australia,{{cite web |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1084255 |title=DAUTH, John Cecil: The Royal Victorian Order – Lieutenant |work=It's an Honour |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |date=12 August 1980 |accessdate=13 February 2012 |archive-date=30 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130162615/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1084255&search_type=quick&showInd=true |url-status=live }} Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2011 for distinguished service to international relations through the advancement of Australia's diplomatic, trade and cultural relationships, particularly with the United Kingdom and New Zealand, and through contributions to the United Nations,{{cite web |title=DAUTH, John Cecil:Officer of the Order of Australia |date=26 January 2011 |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1143411 |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |work=It's an Honour |accessdate=27 January 2011 |archive-date=30 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130162550/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1143411&search_type=simple&showInd=true |url-status=live }} and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for voluntary service to the British Red Cross.{{London Gazette|issue=63714|supp=y|page=B12|date=1 June 2022}}
References
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{{s-bef |before=William Fisher|as=Charge d’Affaires ad interim}}
{{s-ttl |title=Australian Charge d’Affaires ad interim to Iran |years=1983–1985}}
{{s-aft |after=John Lander|as=Ambassador}}
{{s-bef |before=Stuart Hume}}
{{s-ttl |title=Australian Consul-General in Noumea |years=1986–1987}}
{{s-aft |after=Malcolm Leader (acting)}}
{{s-bef|before=Frank Murray}}
{{s-ttl|title=Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia|years=1993–1996}}
{{s-aft|after=Bill Farmer}}
{{s-bef | before=Penelope Wensley }}
{{s-ttl | title=Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations| years=2001{{ndash}}2006}}
{{s-aft | after=Caroline Millar
(acting) }}
{{s-bef | before=Allan Hawke }}
{{s-ttl | title=Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand| years=2006{{ndash}}2008}}
{{s-aft | after=Paul O'Sullivan }}
{{s-bef | before=Richard Alston }}
{{s-ttl | title=Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom| years=2008{{ndash}}2013}}
{{s-aft | after=Mike Rann }}
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Category:Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire
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