Robert Birch
Robert Birch served as minister and deputy chief of mission at the Australian embassy in Washington. On 6 June 1980 he joined Foreign Minister Andrew Peacock and Ambassador Nicholas Parkinson in talks with Secretary of State Edmund Muskie. The meeting addressed the Moscow Olympics boycott, sanctions against Iran, and the contest over Cambodia’s representation at the United Nations. 1
Washington Appointments
- Australia — Chargé d’affaires, Recorded 1979
Sources
- Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, June 6, 1980
FRUS 1977–1980, volume XXII, document 277; participants and discussion
- Australian Heritage Database — White Oaks
Commonwealth heritage record: construction from 1923, extension 1926, rented 1940, purchased 1941 with adjacent lots; historical roster and reception history. CC BY 3.0 AU. Some roster end years require later corrections.
Biography checked 2026-10-28.
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