George Bernard Summers

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George Bernard Summers (born September 16, 1906 in St. John's (Newfoundland) , † November 29, 1993 in Javea , Spain ) was a Canadian ambassador .

Life

His father, PJ Summers, was Assistant Attorney General of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. In 1929 George Bernard Summers joined the law firm of Cyril J. Fox , until 1934 he was employed in the administration of justice in Corner Brook and then entered the Canadian civil service. In 1944 he was recruited as a captain by the British Army and retired as a colonel in 1947 . In 1950 he joined the Foreign Service of Canada. From 1954 he was employed in Prague , where he was appointed chargé d'affaires on July 5, 1957. On January 9, 1959, he was appointed envoy extraordinary and ministre plénipotentiaire in Tehran . As such, he was accredited from March 11, 1959 to February 14, 1961. On January 12, 1961, he was appointed ambassador to Tehran. As such, he was accredited from February 14, 1961 to July 25, 1962. On October 23, 1962, he was appointed ambassador to Santiago de Chile, where he was accredited from January 5, 1963 until his retirement on June 23, 1970.

predecessor Office successor
Malcolm Norman Bow Canadian Chargé d'affaires in Prague
1954 to July 5, 1957 		Arthur Julian Andrew
Head of the Canadian Mission in Tehran
March 11, 1959 to July 25, 1962 		Thomas Paul Malone
Jean-Yves Grenon Canadian Ambassador to Santiago de Chile
January 5, 1963 to June 23, 1970 		Andrew Donald Ross

literature

  • Genealogical handbook of the nobility, CA Starke, Limburg ad Lahn, 2004, p. 503.

Individual notes

  1. ↑ http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/bernard-summers_140710936
  2. ↑ Paul O'Neill: The Oldest City ( Memento of the original from November 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Press Porcépic, 1975, St. John's (NL), p. 401 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / boulderpublications.ca
  3. ↑ Canadian Heads of Posts Abroad since 1880, Summers, George Bernard (Career)
personal data
SURNAME Summers, George Bernard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH St. John's (Newfoundland)
DATE OF DEATH November 29, 1993
Place of death Javea , Spain