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Richard Plant Bower | |
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 Canadian diplomat | |
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Federal Republic of Germany | |
| In office 1966–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Escott Meredith Reid |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Gale Crean |
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to South Korea | |
| In office 1964–1966 | |
| Preceded by | Established |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Owen Moran |
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Japan | |
| In office 1962–1966 | |
| Preceded by | William Frederick Bull |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Owen Moran |
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Argentina | |
| In office 1958–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Phillippe Picard |
| Succeeded by | Léon Mayrand |
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Venezuela | |
| In office 1956–1958 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Leslie Brown |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Louis Eugène Couillard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1905 Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Died | 1 January 1996 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | University of Manitoba |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Richard Plant Bower (March 1, 1905 – 1996) was a Canadian diplomat. He was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Venezuela[1] then to Argentina[2] and concurrently to Paraguay and Uruguay. He was later appointed to Japan then in 1964 he was concurrently accredited as ambassador to South Korea, Canada's first ambassador to that country.[3] Later he became ambassador to West Germany.[4]
Bower was born on March 1, 1905, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Thomas Toefield Bower and Mabel Hamm. He graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1924. He joined the Canadian diplomatic corps in 1926 and was posted to the Netherlands as a trade commissioner. Subsequent postings included the then Dutch East Indies, New Zealand, Australia, Newfoundland (at that time an independent dominion within the British Commonwealth) and the United Kingdom. In 1956, on his appointment as ambassador to Venezuela, Bower transferred from the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce to the Department of External Affairs. He died in 1996.[5]
- ^ "Going to Venezuela". The Financial Post. 25 February 1956. p. 6. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Argentine, Canadian Ambassadors Meet At Diplomatic Crossroads". Ottawa Citizen. 15 December 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Diplomatic Links Extended". Windsor Star. Canadian Press. 24 December 1964. p. 19. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Canada builds embassy in Bonn". The Financial Post. 3 August 1968. pp. G15. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "BOWER PERRY - Obituaries - Winnipeg Free Press Passages".