Frederick Blakeney | |
Birth Name: | Frederick Joseph Blakeney |
Birth Date: | 2 July 1913 |
Birth Place: | Chatswood, New South Wales |
Death Place: | Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
Occupation: | Public servant, diplomat |
Alma Mater: | University of Sydney (BA (Hons)) |
Nationality: | Australian |
Frederick Joseph Blakeney (2 July 191316 June 1990) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.
Blakeney joined the Commonwealth Public Service in the Department of External Affairs in 1946.[1] His first post as head of mission at an overseas posting was as Minister to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.[2]
In March 1974, Blakeney was appointed Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands.[3] In 1977 he completed his post in The Hague and was appointed the Australian Ambassador to the European Office of the United Nations in Geneva.[4]
Blakeney retired from the public service in 1978.[5]