Walter Philip John Handmer AM (died 2007) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.
[4] In December 1953, Handmer and his wife left Canberra so that he could join the Australian diplomatic mission in Hong Kong.
[7] His non-resident ambassadorial accreditations while on post in Kenya were Uganda, Ethiopia and the Seychelles.
Haile Selassie, then Emperor of Ethiopia, received Handmer's credentials over a bowl of roses, flanked by guards with live cheetahs.
A brass band played a rendition of Waltzing Matilda when he presented his credentials to Idi Amin, then President of Uganda.