Michael Cook (diplomat)

Michael John Cook
14th Ambassador of Australia to
the United States
In office
20 April 1989  1 August 1993
Prime MinisterBob Hawke
Paul Keating
Preceded byRawdon Dalrymple
Succeeded byDon Russell
Director-General of the Office of National Assessments
In office
1981–1989
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Bob Hawke
Preceded byRobert Furlonger
Succeeded byWalter Miller
Chief Executive Officer to the Prime Minister of Australia
In office
1979–1981
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Succeeded byDavid Kemp
Deputy high commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom
In office
1975–1979
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Ambassador of Australia to Vietnam
In office
26 July 1973  22 March 1974
Prime MinisterGough Whitlam
Preceded byArthur Morris
Succeeded byGeoffrey Price
Personal details
Born(1931-10-28)28 October 1931
Rangoon, Burma
Died18 June 2017(2017-06-18) (aged 85)
London, England
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
Occupationdiplomat

Michael John Cook AO (28 October 1931 – 18 June 2017) was an Australian diplomat.

He was the director-general of the Office of National Assessments from 1981 to 1989 before becoming the Ambassador of Australia to the United States from 1989 to 1993.