James Plimsoll

The Honourable Sir James Plimsoll AC, CBE
Plimsoll in 1958
22nd Governor of Tasmania
In office 1 October 1982 – 8 May 1987
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Premier	Doug Lowe (1981) Harry Holgate (1981–82) Robin Gray (1982–87)
Preceded by	Sir Stanley Burbury
Succeeded by	Sir Phillip Bennett
Secretary of the Department of External Affairs
In office 5 April 1965 – April 1970
Preceded by	Sir Arthur Tange
Succeeded by	Sir John Waller
Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations
In office 1959–1963
Preceded by	Sir Edward Ronald Walker
Succeeded by	Sir David Hay
8th Ambassador of Australia to the United States
In office 8 June 1970 – 1 January 1973
Preceded by	Keith Waller
Succeeded by	Patrick Shaw
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office March 1980 – 25 March 1981
Preceded by	Gordon Freeth
Succeeded by	Victor Garland
Personal details
Born	(1917-04-25)25 April 1917 Sydney, New South Wales
Died	8 May 1987(1987-05-08) (aged 70) Hobart, Tasmania
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Second Australian Imperial Force
Years of service	1942–1947
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	Second World War

Sir James Plimsoll, AC, CBE (25 April 1917 – 8 May 1987) was an Australian diplomat and public servant. He served variously as Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1959–1963), High Commissioner to India (1963–1965), Secretary of the Department of External Affairs (1965–1970), Ambassador to the United States (1970–1973), Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1974–1977), Ambassador to Belgium and the European Economic Community (1977–1980), High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (1980–1981), Ambassador to Japan (1981–1982), and Governor of Tasmania (1982–1987).