Bernardus Gerhardus Fourie

Bernardus Gerhardus Fourie (or Brand Fourie) was the Secretary of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of South Africa in the 1970s and early 1980s. In 1982, he was appointed South African ambassador to the United States, and served from June 4,1982 until September 23,1985. From 1985 to 1989, he was Chairman of the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation.

He was born in 1916 in Wolmaransstad, and died in late July 2008 at the age of 91.

His private document collection is housed at the Institute for Contemporary History (INCH): Archive for Contemporary Affairs (ARCA) at the University of the Free State, South Africa.