Michael Cook (diplomat)
Michael John Cook | |
|---|---|
| 14th Ambassador of Australia to the United States | |
| In office 20 April 1989 – 1 August 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke Paul Keating |
| Preceded by | Rawdon Dalrymple |
| Succeeded by | Don Russell |
| Director-General of the Office of National Assessments | |
| In office 1981–1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser Bob Hawke |
| Preceded by | Robert Furlonger |
| Succeeded by | Walter Miller |
| Chief Executive Officer to the Prime Minister of Australia | |
| In office 1979–1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Succeeded by | David Kemp |
| Deputy high commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1975–1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Ambassador of Australia to Vietnam | |
| In office 26 July 1973 – 22 March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | Arthur Morris |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Price |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1931 Rangoon, Burma |
| Died | 18 June 2017 (aged 85) London, England |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | diplomat |
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.