Thomas Ryan Byrne

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Thomas Ryan Byrne
Francis Joseph Meehan
Personal details
Born(1923-02-04)February 4, 1923
West Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedMarch 30, 2014(2014-03-30) (aged 91)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
RelativesPhil Klay (grandson)[2]
Alma materGeorgetown University

Thomas Ryan Byrne (February 4, 1923 – March 30, 2014)

career diplomat and United States Ambassador. He received a doctorate in history and a master's degree in economics at Georgetown University
.

He later worked in the

US Foreign Service as a diplomat.[4]

Ambassador

From 1973 to 1976 Byrne was the

King Olav V of Norway on October 4, 1973, and served in office in Oslo
until April 10, 1976.

After the stationing in Norway, he moved to Prague where he was the United States Ambassador to the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic from June 1976 until November 1978.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Career Foreign Service Officer Thomas Ryan Byrne (1923–2014) (Office of the Historian)
  2. ^ "Jessica Alvarez and Phil Klay". The New York Times. February 9, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "Thomass Bryne - Obituary". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to Norway

1973–1976
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Albert W. Sherer, Jr.
United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia

1976–1978
Succeeded by