Robert Ford (poet)
| Robert Arthur Douglas Ford | |
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| Canadian Ambassador to Colombia | |
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In office 1957–1958 |
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| Preceded by | Wilfrid Bertram McCullough (Chargé d'Affaires) |
| Succeeded by | Jean Morin |
| Canadian Ambassador to Yugoslavia | |
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In office 1958–1961 |
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| Preceded by | George Ignatieff |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Gale Crean |
| Canadian Ambassador to Egypt | |
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In office 1961–1964 |
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| Preceded by | Arnold Cantwell Smith |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Marc Antoine Jean Chapdelaine |
| Canadian Ambassador to Sudan | |
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In office 1961–1964 |
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| Succeeded by | Joseph Marc Antoine Jean Chapdelaine |
| Canadian Ambassador to the Soviet Union | |
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In office 1964–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Arnold Cantwell Smith |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Pearson |
| Canadian Ambassador to Mongolia | |
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In office 1974–1980 |
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| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Pearson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 8, 1915 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | April 12, 1998 (aged 83) Vichy, France |
| Occupation | Diplomat, translator, poet |
Robert Arthur Douglas Ford, CC (January 8, 1915 – April 12, 1998) was a Canadian poet, translator and diplomat.
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of former London Free Press Editor-in Chief and University of Western Ontario Chancellor Arthur Ford, he received his B.A. in history and English in 1937 from the University of Western Ontario and a M.A. in history in 1940 from Cornell University. He joined the Department of External Affairs in 1940 and was Ambassador to Colombia (1957 – 1959), Yugoslavia (1959 – 1961), United Arab Republic (1961 – 1963), and to the USSR (1964 – 1980).
In 1971 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
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