John Charles George Kevin was an Australian public servant and diplomat.
10 Facts About Charles Kevin
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In June 1945, Kevin joined the Department of External Affairs.
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In 1948, Charles Kevin was acting High Commissioner of Australia to India.
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In 1951 Kevin's wife Hermine petitioned for divorce and was granted an order for restitution of conjugal rights; when Charles Kevin petitioned for divorce in January 1952 the request was rejected.
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Charles Kevin was posted Minister to Indonesia in 1953, an appointment that then Minister for external affairs Richard Casey, Baron Casey said was part of a planned policy to build up diplomatic relations in Asia's south east.
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Charles Kevin arrived for his next posting as High Commissioner to Ceylon in 1959, serving in that capacity until 1961.
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In Ceylon, Charles Kevin met Mary Therese Wilson, an Englishwoman and began a new relationship, whilst still married to Hermine.
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Charles Kevin was appointed High Commissioner to Pakistan, in 1961 he arrived in the country in September that year.
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Charles Kevin's divorce was finally granted in 1962, while he was Ambassador-designate to South Africa.
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Charles Kevin's body was buried at the Zanderfontein Cemetery near Pretoria in South Africa.