Allan Henry LoomesOBE (25 April 1917 – 1 November 1990) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.
Born at Burrinjuck, New South Wales, Loomes was the youngest of four children.[1]
After service in the RAAF during World War II, Loomes moved to Canberra in 1946 to join the Commonwealth Public Service in the Department of External Affairs. His appointments included ambassadorial roles in Burma, Thailand, South Korea, Peru and Venezuela.[2] In 1976 Loomes received non-resident accreditation for Colombia as Australia's first ambassador, presenting his credentials to President Alfonso López Michelsen.[3]
Loomes was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in January 1962.[4]
Loomes died on 1 November 1990.[2] In 2010, a street in Casey, Australian Capital Territory was named Loomes Lane in his honour.[1]
^ abRoe, Diana (September 2010), Loomes Lane, ACT Government, archived from the original on 7 February 2016
^ ab"Obituary: Allan Loomes: Long service in career as diplomat". The Canberra Times. ACT. 15 November 1990. p. 17.
^"Colombia country brief". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^"The Order of the British Empire - Officer (Civil) (Imperial) (OBE) entry for Mr Allan Henry LOOMES". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 January 1962. Retrieved 25 November 2022. Asst Secretary - Department of External Affairs
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