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Name	Richard Arthur Woolcott
Born	11 June, 1927 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	2 February, 2023 (aged 95) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Education *	Geelong Grammar School (Vic) (student, 1940-1943) Cranbrook School (Sydney) (student, 1944-1945) University of Melbourne (student, 1946-1949)
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1950-1992) Federal, Australia diplomat (1952-1988) Federal, Australia high commissioner (1967-1970) Federal, Australia ambassador (1975-1988) Federal, Australia public service head (1988-1992) Federal, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1985) Companion of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1993) Sir Edward (Weary) Dunlop Asia Medal (Asialink) (recipient, 2008)
Key Organisations *	Australian Institute of International Affairs (national) (fellow, 2008-2023)
Workplaces *	Dept of Foreign Affairs (federal) (diplomat, 1950) Dept of Foreign Affairs (federal) (secretary, 1988-1992)

* Dates are approximate

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