Thomas Ryan Byrne | |
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| United States Ambassador to Norway | |
| In office October 4, 1973 – April 10, 1976 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Philip K. Crowe |
| Succeeded by | William Anders |
| United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia | |
| In office June 23, 1976 – November 15, 1978 | |
| President | Gerald Ford[1] |
| Preceded by | Albert W. Sherer Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Francis Joseph Meehan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 4, 1923 West Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 2014 (aged 91) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Relatives | Phil Klay (grandson)[2] |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
Thomas Ryan Byrne (February 4, 1923 – March 30, 2014)[3] was an American historian, economist, career diplomat and United States Ambassador. He received a doctorate in history and a master's degree in economics at Georgetown University.
He later worked in the US Foreign Service as a diplomat.[4]
- ^ Career Foreign Service Officer Thomas Ryan Byrne (1923–2014) (Office of the Historian)
- ^ "Jessica Alvarez and Phil Klay". The New York Times. February 9, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ "Thomass Bryne - Obituary". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Ambassadoe Thomas R. Byrne Interviewed by: Morrie Weisz on January 16, 1991 (The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training)