Robert Furlonger
{{Short description|Australian public servant and diplomat (1921–2019)}}
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| birth_name = Robert William Furlonger
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| birth_place = Balgowlah, New South Wales
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|01|19|1921|04|28|df=y}}
| death_place = Canberra, Australia
| occupation = Public servant, diplomat
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Robert William Furlonger {{post-nominals|country=AUS|CB}} (28 April 1921 – 19 January 2019){{Cite news|url=http://tributes.canberratimes.com.au/obituaries/CanberraTimes-AU/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=191324655|title=Robert Furlonger|newspaper=Canberra Times|date=23 January 2019}} was an Australian public servant and diplomat. He was an Australian Ambassador to Indonesia (1972–1975), Australian Ambassador to Austria and Hungary (1975–1977) and the first Director-General of the Office of National Assessments (1977–1981).
Career
Furlonger joined the Commonwealth Public Service in the Department of External Affairs in 1945 as a cadet. His cadetship was for two-years and included him being given a project researching the Free France movement.{{cite book|page=146|title=R.G. Casey: Minister for External Affairs 1951-60|editor-last1=Conley Tyler|editor-first1=Melissa|editor-last2=Robbins|editor-first2=John|editor-last3=March|editor-first3=Adrian|publisher=The Australian Institute of International Affairs|date=2012|isbn=978-0-909992-95-8|location=ACT}}
In December 1961 Furlonger was appointed the Australian Consul-General at Geneva and the Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office in Geneva.{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/105856004|title=Appointment to Geneva|date=15 December 1961|page=2|newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT}}
From 1972 to 1975 Furlonger was Australian Ambassador to Indonesia. During his post to Indonesia, he hosted the Prime Minister of Australia, William McMahon in Jakarta, Indonesia. .{{cite book|editor-first1=Melissa|editor-last1=Conley Tyler|page=194|title=Ministers for Foreign Affairs 1960-1972|editor-last2=Robbins|editor-first2=John|editor-last3=March|editor-first3=Adrian|date=2014|publisher=The Australian Institute of International Affairs|isbn=978-0-909992-98-9|location=ACT}}
Between 1975 and 1977 Furlonger was Ambassador to Austria.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136991057|newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT|title=Two senior envoy appointments|date=12 October 1974|page=2|first=Jacqueline|last=Rees}}{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102192366|title=The question is not if but when will Mr Renouf go|first=Bruce|last=Juddery|author-link=Bruce Juddery|date=17 December 1975|newspaper=The Canberra Times|location=ACT|page=2}} He was the first Director-General of the Office of National Assessments, from 1977 to 1981.
Furlonger retired in 1981.{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/125647195|date=16 January 1981|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=1|title=New head of ONA named}}
Awards
Furlonger was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1981 Birthday Honours for his public service including as Director-General of the Office of National Assessments.{{citation|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1064269|publisher=Australian Government|work=itsanhonour.gov.au|archivedate=6 March 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306011750/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1064269&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=Search Australian Honours: FURLONGER, Robert William, The Order of the Bath - Companion (Civil)}}
References
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{{s-ttl|title=Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office in Geneva
Australian Consul-General at Geneva|years=1961–1964}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Australian Ambassador to Indonesia|years=1972–1975}}
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{{s-bef|before=John Rowland}}
{{s-ttl|title=Australian Ambassador to Austria
Australian Ambassador to Hungary|years=1975–1977}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Director-General of the Office of National Assessments|years=1977–1981}}
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Category:Australian Companions of the Order of the Bath
Category:High commissioners of Australia to Nigeria
Category:Ambassadors of Australia to Austria
Category:Ambassadors of Australia to Hungary
Category:Ambassadors of Australia to Indonesia