John R. Burke
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John Richard Burke (December 7, 1924 – August 7, 1993)[1] was a Foreign Service officer and the United States Ambassador to Guyana during the Jonestown Massacre.[2]
Born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1924, Burke was a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy during World War II. He also served during the Korean War.[2]
After his Korean service, he earned a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Burke was the Ambassador to Guyana from September 30, 1977, to September 22, 1979.[3][4]
Burke died of a heart attack on August 7, 1993, at his home in Arlington, Virginia.[2] His ashes were interred at Arlington National Cemetery.[5]
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- ↑ United States Ambassador to Guyana Nomination of John R. Burke
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