Facts: - order: 25th - successor: william cox - monarch: queen elizabeth ii - predecessor: sir guy green - office: governor of tasmania - lieutenant: william cox - spouse: -lrb- ? ; -lrb- 3 -rrb- dr jennifer grey 1 -rrb- susan ryan ; -lrb- 2 -rrb- - term end: 9 august 2004 - occupation: government official - term start: 3 october 2003 - birth date: 13 may 1942 - name: richard butler - nationality: australia australian - birth place: coolah , new south wales , australia - alma mater: university of sydney australian national university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of richard butler -lrb- diplomat -rrb- .
Answer:
richard william butler ac -lrb- born 13 may 1942 -rrb- has served as an australian public servant , a united nations weapons inspector and the governor of tasmania .