GMP/iMilMiW Â®P  SÂ§MlMÂ»a No. D11 Date 31 May 1984

DISARMAMENT AMBASSADOR

Mr R ic h a r d  B u t l e r /  A u s t r a l i a ' s  f i r s t  Ambassador f o r  Disarmaments

i s  r e t u r n i n g  t o  A u s t r a l i a  n e x t  week f o r  c o n s u l t a t i o n s  w i t h  the Government

and t o  meet w i t h  F e d e r a l  and S t a t e  p a r l i a m e n t a r i a n s /  media r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s

and n o n -gove rn m en ta l o r g a n i s a t i o n s  i n t e r e s t e d  i n  peace and disarmament   i s s u e s .

Mr B u t l e r  a r r i v e s  in  A u s t r a l i a  on 6 June and a f t e r  s e v e r a l

days o f  t a l k s  in  Canberra w i l l  u n d e r ta k e  a program o f  v i s i t s  t o  s t a t e

c a p i t a l s  t o  p a r t i c i p a t e  i n  p u b l i c  meetin gs and d i s c u s s i o n s .

H is  i t i n e r a r y  w i l l  be as f o l l o w s :

Sydney . 11 - 13 June

B r is b a n e 13 - 15 June

Sydney 15 - 18 June

P e r t h 18 - 19 June

A d e l a i d e 19 - 20 June

Hobart 22 - 23 June

Melbourne 23 - 27 June

Darwin 27 - 2 8 J u n e

C a n b e r r a 2 9 - 2 J u l y

Dep art  Canberra f o r  Tokyo 2 J u l y

Mr B u t l e r  w i l l  a t t e n d  a media seminar i n  t h e  Department o f

Foreig n A f f a i r s /  Canberra a t  9 . 0 0  am on F r i d a y  8 Ju ne.  He w i l l  a l s o

be a v a i l a b l e  to  the media i n  each o f the s t a t e  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 b l i c  mee ting arra ngem en ts  c o n t a c t

Chri s Merchant in  the Department o f F o re ig n  A f f a i r s /  Canb erra on

t e le p h o n e  (0 6 2 ) 6 1 34 9 7.

For media arrangements c o n t a c t  Jim D o l l i m o r e /  o r R ic h a r d

C a l v e r  on te le p h o n e  (0 62 ) 613214 or 6 1 3 2 2 2 .

CURRICULUM VITAE

RICHARD WILLIAM BUTLER

Born 1942 CooLahz N .S .W .

Educated Randwick Boys Highz U n i v e r s i t y  o f  Sydney B.Ec

A u s t r a l i a n  N a t i o n a l  U n i v e r s i t y  M.Ec

M a r r i e d  w i t h  f o u r  c h i l d r e n

1 9 62 - 65 A d m i n i s t r a t i v e  A s s i s t a n t z  A u s t r a l i a n

Atomic Energy Commission

1966 Jo in ed  Department o f  E x t e r n a l  A f f a i r s

( T r a i n i n g )

1 9 6 6 - 6 9 T h i r d  S e c r e t a r y z  l a t e r  Second S e c r e t a r y z

Vienna

1 9 7 0 - 7 3 Second S e c r e t a r y z  l a t e r  F i r s t  S e c r e t a r y z

UN M i s s i o n  New York

1 9 7 5 - 7 6 Deputy High Commissionerz Singapore

1 9 7 6 - 7 7 P r i n c i p a l  P r i v a t e  S e c r e t a r y  t o  t h e  Leader

o f  t h e  O p p o s i t i o n  ( E . G. Whi tl am)

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

1 9 8 2 - 8 3 M i n i s t e r  (Deputy Permanent R e p r e s e n a t i v e

OECD)z P a r i s

1983 A u s t r a l i a n  Ambassador f o r  Disarmament

