DEPARTMENT OF  FOREIGN AFFAIRS No. D20 Date 4 Au g u s t  1 9 8 3

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DISARMAMENT AMBASSADOR

NEWS RELEASE

Mr Richard B ut l e r s  who is to be A u s t r a l i a ' s

f i r s t  Ambassador f or  Disarmaments is r e t u r n i n g  to A u s t r a l i a

next week f or  c o n s u l t a t i o n s  before t a k in g  up his post in

Geneva.

Mr B u t l e r s  who has been A u s t r a l i a ' s  Deputy

Permanent R e p r e s e n t a t i v e  to the O r g a n i s a t i o n  of Economic

Co- oper ati on and Development in Pari ss a r r i v e s  in A u s t r a l i a

on 7 August. Fol lowing a week of c o n s u l t a t i o n s  in Canberra

with the Foreign M i n i s t e r s  Mr B i l l  Haydens and Departments

on disarmament m a t t e r s /  Mr B u t l e r  w i l l  v i s i t  s t a t e  c a p i t a l s

to take pa rt  in p u bl i c  meetings and to t a l k  to i n t e r e s t e d

groups on disarmament issues and the r o l e  of the Ambassador

f or  Disarmament.

His i t i n e r a r y  w i l l  be:

Sydney 15 August

Brisbane 15-16 August

Sydney 16-17 August

Melbourne 17-18 August

Hobart 19-20 August .

Canberra 20-23 August

Adelaide 24-25 August

Perth 25-26 August

Depart Perth 27 August f or  Europe

Mr B u t l e r  w i l l  be a v a i l a b l e  f or  a press conference

at Sydney A i r p o r t  at 7 . 00 a. m .  on Sunday 7 August f o l l o w i n g  his

a r r i v a l  in A u s t r a l i a .  He w i l l  also be a v a i l a b l e  to the media

in each of the c a p i t a l  c i t i e s .

For f u r t h e r  i n f o r m a t i o n  on p u bl i c  meetings

arrangements contact the Department of Foreign A f f a i r s  o f f i c e

in the p a r t i c u l a r  s t a t e  or P h i l l i p  Stonehouse of the Department

of Foreign A f f a i r s s  Canberras telephone (062) 612397.

For media arrangements contact Pat C a r r o l l  or

Jim D ol l im or e (062) 613207 or 613214.

CURRICULUM VITAE

RICHARD WILLIAM BUTLER

Born 1942 Coolahz  N. S. W.

Educated Randwick Boys Highz U n i v e r s i ty  of Sydney B.Ec

A u s tr a l ia n  Nati ona l U n i v e r s i t y  M.Ec.

Married  wi t h 4 ch ild re n

1962-65 A d m i n i s tr a t iv e  Assistant

A u s tr a l ia n  Atomic Energy Commission

1966 Joined Department of Ext ernal  A f f a i r s  (T r a in in g)

1966-69 T hird Secretaryz l a t e r  Second Secretaryz Vienna

1970-73 Second Secretaryz l a t e r  F i r s t  Secretary

UN Mission New York

1975-76 Deputy High Commissionerz Singapore

1976-77 P r i n c i p a l  P r i v a t e  Secretary to the

Leader of the Opposition (E.G. Whitlam)

1978-81 C o u n s e l l o r  Bonn

1982-83 M i n i s t e r  (Deputy Permament Representative 0ECD)z   Paris

