Ted Pocock, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Ted Pocock

Australian public servant and diplomat

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1934

Date of Death: 05-Apr-2013

Profession: diplomat

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Edward Robert "Ted" Pocock (14 March 1934 – 5 April 2013) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.Pocock first joined the Department of External Affairs in 1959.
He stayed only a short time, leaving for the United Kingdom to start his doctorate, but returned in 1961.Pocock married Margaret Elizabeth Grosvenor on 30 January 1971 at a church in Sutton, New South Wales.In 1980, Pocock was appointed to his first ambassadorial position as Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea.
Between 1984 and 1987, Pocock was Australian Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Mongolia.
In 1987, Pocock was appointed Ambassador to France.