- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE26062754
Dobson, Ruth
- OBE
- Full name Dobson, Ruth Violet Lissant
- Born 5 October 1918, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Died 14 December 1989, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Occupation Diplomat
Summary
Ruth Dobson was the first woman career diplomat appointed as an ambassador for Australia, to Denmark from 1974 to 1978 and then to Ireland from 1978 to 1981, having previously served in London, Geneva (for the Australian United Nations delegation), New Zealand, Manila and Athens. Her diplomatic career was interrupted when she was seconded to Government House in 1965 as private secretary to Lady Maie Casey, the Governor-General’s wife, until 1967. She was appointed an Officer in the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1982 following her retirement from the diplomatic service.
Archival resources
- National Archives of Australia, National Office, Canberra
- National Library of Australia, Manuscript Collection
- National Library of Australia, Oral History Collection
- National Library of Australia
Published resources
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Article
- Ruth Violet Dobson (1918–1989), Marchant, Sylvia, 2007, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dobson-ruth-violet-12424