▁York ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁serving ▁as ▁editor ▁and ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁Australian ▁News ▁Service ' s ▁New ▁York ▁b ureau , ▁he ▁developed ▁extensive ▁networks ▁of ▁professional ▁and ▁personal ▁connections ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Press ▁Association ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 – 4 3 , ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁Cor respond ents ' ▁Association , ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Press ▁Club ▁of ▁Washington . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁he ▁and ▁Keith ▁Mur do ch ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁U . S . ▁business ▁leaders ▁that ▁led ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Australian ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁fost ering ▁understanding ▁and ▁co operation ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁As ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁organisation ' s ▁principal ▁found ers , ▁he ▁served ▁the ▁American ▁Australian ▁Association ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁vice - pres ident ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁and ▁chairman ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁His ▁leadership ▁played ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁fost ering ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁prominent ▁business men , ▁polit icians ▁and ▁diplom ats ▁from ▁Australia ▁to ▁interact ▁with ▁their