Richard P. Butrick

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Richard Porter Butrick (1894

Washington, DC) was the director general of the US Foreign Service from 1949 to 1952.[2]

Butrick, a graduate of the first class of

School of Foreign Service (1921),[3] died from cardiac arrest at Sibley Memorial Hospital at the age of 102.[2]

He was consul general in São Paulo, Brazil, when he retired in 1959 with the rank of career minister. He was consul general in Montreal (1952–1955) and Minister to Iceland.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "MINISTER RICHARD P. BUTRICK" (PDF). The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "RICHARD P. BUTRICK DIES". The Washington Post. April 15, 1997. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ Metcalfe, Percy (February 26, 2019). "Title: A Century of the School of Foreign Service and China". Walsh School of Foreign Service. Retrieved 28 March 2020.