Walter Handmer

Walter Philip John Handmer AM (died 2007) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.[4] In December 1953, Handmer and his wife left Canberra so that he could join the Australian diplomatic mission in Hong Kong.[7] His non-resident ambassadorial accreditations while on post in Kenya were Uganda, Ethiopia and the Seychelles.Haile Selassie, then Emperor of Ethiopia, received Handmer's credentials over a bowl of roses, flanked by guards with live cheetahs.A brass band played a rendition of Waltzing Matilda when he presented his credentials to Idi Amin, then President of Uganda.
Bunbury, Western AustraliaCanberraUniversity of Western AustraliadiplomatDepartment of External AffairsHaile SelassieWaltzing MatildaIdi AminRichard BroinowskiAustralian Ambassador to MyanmarAustralian High Commissioner to KenyaAustralian Ambassador to EthiopiaHugh DunnRichard SmithAustralian Ambassador to IsraelJohn PetherbridgeAustralian High Commissioner to PakistanAustralian High Commissioner to Singapore