Canadian poet, translator and diplomat (1915–1998)
Robert Ford |
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In office
1957–1958 |
| Preceded by | Wilfrid Bertram McCullough (Chargé d'Affaires) |
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| Succeeded by | Jean Morin |
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In office
1958–1961 |
| Preceded by | George Ignatieff |
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| Succeeded by | Gordon Gale Crean |
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In office
1961–1964 |
| Preceded by | Arnold Cantwell Smith |
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| Succeeded by | Jean Chapdelaine |
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In office
1961–1964 |
| Succeeded by | Jean Chapdelaine |
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In office
1964–1980 |
| Preceded by | Arnold Cantwell Smith |
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| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Pearson |
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In office
1974–1980 |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Pearson |
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| Born | Robert Arthur Douglas Ford
(1915-01-08)January 8, 1915
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died | April 12, 1998(1998-04-12) (aged 83)
Vichy, France |
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| Occupation | Diplomat, translator, poet |
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Robert Arthur Douglas Ford, CC (January 8, 1915 – April 12, 1998) was a Canadian poet, translator and diplomat.
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of former London Free Press Editor-in Chief and University of Western Ontario Chancellor Arthur Ford, he received his B.A. in history and English in 1937 from the University of Western Ontario and a M.A. in history in 1940 from Cornell University. He joined the Department of External Affairs in 1940 and was Ambassador to Colombia (1957–1959), Yugoslavia (1959–1961), United Arab Republic (1961–1963), and to the USSR (1964–1980). Ford served as a special representative of Canada at the 1st Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Belgrade.[1]
In 1971 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
