John McMillan (diplomat)

John Mill McMillan (December 1914 – 25 November 1999) was a former Australian public servant and diplomat.During his career, he held several prominent diplomatic posts, including Australian Ambassador to Israel (1960–1963); Brazil (1965–1970); Turkey (1973–1976); and the Holy See (1974–1978) and High Commissioner to Ghana (1970–1973) and Malta (1976–1978).He attended the University of Melbourne, living at Trinity College and in 1934 was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree, with honours, having won the Wyselaskie Scholarship in Modern Languages that year also.[citation needed] McMillan married Betty Scobie, also an officer of the Department of External Affairs, at All Saints Church in Hunter's Hill on 10 January 1948.[13] In 1974, during his Ankara posting, McMillan was additionally appointed Ambassador to the Holy See and began making period visits to the Vatican.
University of MelbourneAustraliandiplomatIsraelBrazilTurkeyHoly SeePublic Works DepartmentMentone Grammar SchoolMelbourne Grammar SchoolTrinity CollegeBachelor of LawsDepartment of External AffairsAustralian Ambassador to the United StatesRichard CaseyColin MoodieKarachiFrederick BlakeneyAustralian Ambassador to the Soviet Union (Chargé d'affaires)Bertram BallardAustralian Minister to IsraelJohn HoodAustralian Ambassador to IsraelAustralian Ambassador to BrazilRichard WoolcottAustralian High Commissioner to GhanaAlan McNicollAustralian Ambassador to TurkeyLloyd ThomsonAustralian Ambassador to the Holy SeeAustralian High Commissioner to Malta