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  • 15 - A Day in The Life of An Ambassador

  • Edited by Australian Institute of International Affairs
  • W. J. Hudson, University of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Book:
    Australia in World Affairs 1971–1975
    Published online:
    29 March 2024, pp 384-401

  • Summary

    It is a truism that the larger an Ambassador’s staff the harder he must work. I remember as a young man being in charge of our legation in Manila with a staff of one consular clerk, one stenographer and a messenger. They were the most carefree days I ever experienced. Any problem was something one coped with oneself. There were no temperamental attaches worrying about their rank; no-one to demand more staff; no-one who wanted to rent larger and more expensive accommodation than that to which he was entitled; no-one to complain that he had been given a dud stenographer or to complain that he could not have a car and chauffeur to take him to golf, in conflict with the regulations. These are just a few of the problems which bedevil the life of a conscientious Ambassador with a large and varied staff.