Full Name Patrick Shaw | Nationality Australian | |
Born 18 September 1913 ( 1913-09-18 ) Kew, Victoria Australia Occupation Public servant, diplomat Spouse(s) Catherine Helen Jeffree (m. 1938–75) Died 27 December 1975, Washington, D.C., United States | ||
Sir Patrick Shaw CBE (18 September 1913 – 27 December 1975) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.
Shaw joined the Department of External Affairs in 1939. He worked in the Department's political section until 1941 when he was sent on his first overseas posting as third secretary in Australia's Tokyo legation. Shaw and other legation staff were taken as prisoners of warwhen war broke out.
In 1973, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam announced Shaw's appointment as Ambassador to the United States. While in the role, Shaw suffered a fatal heart attack. He died on 27 December 1975.
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