William Barker
Sir William Barker KCMG (born July 19, 1909 , † January 8, 1992 ) was a British diplomat , translator, writer and scholar.
Barker was the son of Alfred Barker . He married Margaret Beirne in 1939. The two had a daughter and a son. In 1943 he joined the foreign service. From 1945 he was Secretary First Class in Prague , where he in 1947 as chargé acted. In December 1947 he was promoted to first class counselor at the embassy in Moscow . In 1951 he was chargé d'affaires in Oslo . In September 1954 he became consul general in Boston with Massachusetts county . From 1960 to 1963 he was envoy in Moscow. From 1963 to 1964 he was a fellow at the Center for International Affairs (Chair of International Politics) at Harvard University . From 1965 to 1966 he was ministerial conductor in the Foreign Office . From 1966 to 1968 he was ambassador to Prague .
From 1969 to 1976 Barker was a professor of Russian at the University of Liverpool . He was inducted into the Order of St. Michael and St. George as Knight Commander on January 1, 1967 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ janus.lib.cam.ac.uk
- ^ London Gazette (Supplement). No. 44210, HMSO, London, January 1, 1967, p. 4 ( PDF , accessed October 22, 2013, English).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Cecil Cuthbert Parrott |
British Ambassador to Czechoslovakia 1966–1968 |
Howard Smith |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barker, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1909 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 1992 |