Spouse(s) Amelie Cecillion Burke Residence Arlington, Virginia | Name John Burke | |
Constituency United States Department of State Died August 7, 1993Arlington, Virginia Occupation United States Ambassador | ||
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John Richard Burke (December 7, 1924 – August 7, 1993) was a Foreign Service officer and the United States Ambassador to Guyana during the Jonestown Massacre.
Born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1924, Burke was a First Lieutenant in the United States Army during World War II. He also served during the Korean War.
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.
Burke died on August 7, 1993 at his home in Arlington, Virginia.
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