John R. Burke
Military Person
1924 – 1993
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Who was John R. Burke?
John Richard Burke 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 7 August 1993 at his home in Arlington, Virginia.
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- Born
- 1924
Madison - Also known as
- John Burke
- Died
- Aug 7, 1993
Arlington County
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on July 23, 2013
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