| Allan Taylor AM | |
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| 9th Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service | |
| In office 1 March 1998 – 28 February 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Rex Stevenson |
| Succeeded by | David Irvine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Allan Robert Taylor 23 August 1941 Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 19 July 2007 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Carol |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Allan Robert Taylor AM (23 August 1941 – 19 June 2007) was an Australian diplomat, who was Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service from 1998 to 2003.
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Taylor was born in Wynyard, Tasmania and spent his childhood in various Tasmanian towns before boarding at Launceston Church Grammar School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in modern history from the University of Tasmania, then studied at Oxford as Tasmania's 1963 Rhodes scholar where he received an MA in history in 1965. His studies led to an interest in diplomacy, and he joined the Department of External Affairs, Australia's foreign service, in 1966.[1]
Taylor's early postings were to Pakistan and Thailand, and after a posting in Canberra, he was sent to serve as political counsellor for the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. His first posting as head of a consular station was as High Commissioner to Nigeria from 1983 to 1985. From 1989 to 1993, he was High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, and in 1994 he returned to Jakarta where he was appointed as Australian Ambassador to Indonesia.[2]
Taylor was Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service from 1998 to 2003.[3]
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| Preceded by Rex Stevenson |
Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service 1998–2003 |
Succeeded by David Irvine |