posted on 2016-12-01, 00:00authored byPeter Edwards
The tenure of Keith (from 1968, Sir Keith) Waller as Australian
Ambassador in Washington was notable for three principal reasons, each
of which had an element of paradox. The first arose from his being the
first career diplomat to hold the position; the second concerned questions
of access and influence; and the third revolved around his involvement
with Australian–American diplomacy during the Vietnam War.