John Hood (diplomat)
| John Hood CBE | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Douglas Lloyd Hood 31 May 1904 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 3 October 1991 (aged 87) France |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Public servant and diplomat |
John Douglas Lloyd Hood CBE (31 May 1904 – 3 October 1991) was an Australian diplomat who served as Australia's second permanent representative to the United Nations and ambassador to Germany.
Hood was born in Adelaide on 31 May 1904, the son of William Percy Hood and Alexandrina Douglas. His father was the head of the Tasmanian branch of the Australian Mutual Provident Society and Hood was educated at Kyne College in Adelaide (1915–1917) and The Hutchins School in Sandy Bay, Tasmania (1918–1921). After taking a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Tasmania, at age 21 Hood's academic success was recognised in 1926 with the award of being Tasmania's recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford. Resident at Magdalen College, Oxford, Hood studied under C. S. Lewis and took a First in Philosophy, Politics and Economics in 1929 and a Bachelor of Arts in 1930.
On graduating, Hood aspired to a career in Journalism and took a position with The Times of London, where within a few years he was promoted to the post of a sub-editor. His work in the area of politics gained the attention of the Australian Department of External Affairs, which he joined in 1936 and took the role of liaison officer for the Department at the High Commission in London. In 1939 he was posted to Canberra and served in various posts in the department, including periods acting as secretary of the department.
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