Bill Cutts

Bill Cutts
Born
Trevett Wakeham Cutts

(1914-05-28)28 May 1914
DiedOctober 2003
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne (LLB)
Occupation(s)Public servant, diplomat
SpouseMaidie

Trevett Wakeham "Bill" Cutts (28 May 1914 – October 2003) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Educated at Melbourne High School and the University of Melbourne, Cutts joined the Department of External Affairs in 1946, after serving during World War II in the navy.[8]

Cutts was Australian Ambassador to the Philippines from 1963 to 1966. During his time at the post, the two countries signed a free trade agreement granting each most-favoured-nation rights to the other.[9]

References

  1. ^ Brinkley, John (2014). Life and Travels of a Non-Famous Person: Adventures of a Baby Boomer. Australian eBook Publisher. ISBN 9781925029673.
  2. ^ "Diplomats arrive in Moscow". The Canberra Times. ACT. 23 July 1959. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Consul-General Appointment". The Canberra Times. ACT. 13 August 1960. p. 1.
  4. ^ "New Ambassador To Philippines Named". The Canberra Times. ACT. 29 August 1962. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Diplomats appointed". The Canberra Times. ACT. 3 December 1965. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Envoy to S. Africa named". The Canberra Times. ACT. 25 May 1968. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Appointment". The Canberra Times. ACT. 12 August 1972. p. 3.
  8. ^ Department of External Affairs (2 December 1965). "Diplomatic appointments to the Netherlands and Pakistan" (PDF) (Press release). Australian Government.
  9. ^ "Trade pact with the Philippines". The Canberra Times. 17 June 1965. p. 12.