Stewart Wolfe Jamieson
Born(1903-01-04)4 January 1903
Sydney, New South Wales
Died4 May 1975(1975-05-04) (aged 72)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationDiplomat
Spouse
Katherine Mary Garvan
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(m. 1937⁠–⁠1975)​

Stewart Wolfe Jamieson CBE (4 January 1903 – 4 May 1975) was an Australian diplomat, journalist, and lawyer.

After attending The King's School, Sydney, Jamieson graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts before studying law at the University of Oxford. He worked as a lawyer and journalist in the late 1920s and the 1930s, and enlisted with the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II. After the war, he joined Australia's diplomatic service. In a 20-year diplomatic career, he held a number of consular and ambassadorial posts, including as Australia's high commissioner to Ghana (1958–1960), ambassador to Brazil (1960–1962), ambassador to the Soviet Union (1962–1965) and Aabassador to Sweden (1964–1965).[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Dermody, Kathleen (1996). "Jamieson, Stewart Wolfe (1903–1975)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Mr Stewart Wolfe Jamieson". Canberra Times. 6 May 1975. p. 9.
Diplomatic posts Preceded byN.N. Frewinas Acting Consul-General Australian Consul-General in San Francisco 1952 – 1955 Succeeded byMelville Marshall Preceded by Australian High Commissioner to Ghana 1958 – 1960 Succeeded byBertram Ballard Preceded byDonald Mackinnon Australian Ambassador to Brazil 1960 – 1962 Succeeded byOwen Davis Preceded byKeith Waller Australian Ambassador to the Soviet Union 1962 – 1965 Succeeded byJohn Rowland Preceded byFrederick R. Gullickas Chargé d'affaires Australian Ambassador to Sweden 1964 – 1965
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