Thomas Ryan Byrne
American historian, economist, and diplomat
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| Intro | American historian, economist, and diplomat | ||||||
| A.K.A. | Thomas Byrne Thomas R. Byrne | ||||||
| A.K.A. | Thomas Byrne Thomas R. Byrne | ||||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||||
| was | Economist Academic Historian Politician Diplomat | ||||||
| Work field | Education Finance Politics Social science | ||||||
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| Birth | 4 February 1923, West Englewood, Teaneck, Bergen County, USA | ||||||
| Death | 20 March 2014Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA (aged 91 years) | ||||||
| Star sign | Aquarius | ||||||
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Biography
Thomas Ryan Byrne (February 4, 1923 – March 30, 2014) 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.
Ambassador
From 1973 to 1976 Byrne was the United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway. He presented his credentials as an Ambassador to King Olav V of Norway on October 4, 1973, and served in office in Oslo until April 10, 1976.
After the stationing in Norway, he moved to Prague where he was the United States Ambassador to the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic from June 1976 until November 1978.