Hutton's early overseas posts were to
Bangkok,
Rangoon,
Ottawa and
New Caledonia. in October 1967, Hutton was appointed the Department's public information officer, responsible for assisting Australian media report accurately on foreign affairs, from the Australian angle. He declined to be photographed by
The Canberra Times in his first week in the role. He headed a team of three public information officers, all with diplomatic backgrounds. From the role as public information officer, Hutton was appointed High Commissioner to Nigeria in February 1970—his first post as head of mission. During his posting in Beirut, Hutton was also appointed the first non-resident ambassador to Iraq (in 1974) and to Jordan and Syria (in 1975). Hutton was later an Ambassador to
Egypt, the
Sudan and finally to
Switzerland, where he was also Representative to the
UN Human Rights Commission. == Bibliography ==