John McCarthy (Australian diplomat) should not be confused with John A. McCarthy.
| John McCarthy | |
| Office1: | Ambassador of Australia to Vietnam |
| Predecessor1: | Philip Knight |
| Successor1: | Richard Broinowski |
| Office2: | 14th Ambassador of Australia to Japan |
| Primeminister2: | John Howard |
| Predecessor2: | Peter Grey |
| Successor2: | Murray McLean |
| Office3: | 20th Ambassador of Australia to the United States |
| Term Start3: | 5 December 1995 |
| Term End3: | 1 February 1997 |
| Predecessor3: | Don Russell |
| Successor3: | Andrew Peacock |
| Birth Date: | 29 November 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Birthname: | John Philip McCarthy |
| Nationality: |  Australian |
| Children: | Two daughters |
| Parents: | Edwin McCarthy and Marjorie Mary Graham |
| Alma Mater: | Jesus College, Cambridge |
| Occupation: | Diplomat, Lawyer, Barrister |
John Philip McCarthy (born 29 November 1942) is a former Australian diplomat.
Born in Washington, D.C., McCarthy was educated at Downside School, Somerset, in England and studied at Jesus College, Cambridge. He received a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Cambridge University.[1] He was a barrister-at-law and practised in London from 1965 to 1967. He worked with the New York City Law Firm of Shearman & Sterling from 1966 to 1967 and joined the Department of External Affairs in Canberra in 1968.[2]
McCarthy was senior private secretary to the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Andrew Peacock, between December 1978 and November 1980. Peacock later succeeded McCarthy as Australian Ambassador to the United States in 1997.
McCarthy served as Australia's representative in the following posts:
He also served in diplomatic posts in Damascus, Baghdad and Vientiane.
McCarthy was appointed an Officer of the Order for Australia (AO) in 1999 for service to the enhancement of Australia's international reputation and to the development of Australian regional policy while serving as Australia's Ambassador to Indonesia in Jakarta.[7]
McCarthy has two daughters with ex-wife Zorica McCarthy.[8]