Robert Ford

Ford served as a special representative of Canada at the 1st Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Belgrade. In 1971 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

• Name — Robert Ford • Birth Name — Robert Arthur Douglas Ford • Office1 — Canadian Ambassador to Colombia • Term Start1 — 1957 • Term End1 — 1958 • Predecessor1 — Wilfrid Bertram McCullough (Chargé d'Affaires) • Successor1 — Jean Morin • Office2 — Canadian Ambassador to Yugoslavia • Term Start2 — 1958 • Term End2 — 1961 • Predecessor2 — George Ignatieff • Successor2 — Gordon Gale Crean • Office3 — Canadian Ambassador to Egypt • Term Start3 — 1961 • Term End3 — 1964 • Predecessor3 — Arnold Cantwell Smith • Successor3 — Jean Chapdelaine • Office4 — Canadian Ambassador to Sudan • Term Start4 — 1961 • Term End4 — 1964 • Successor4 — Jean Chapdelaine • Office5 — Canadian Ambassador to the Soviet Union • Term Start5 — 1964 • Term End5 — 1980 • Predecessor5 — Arnold Cantwell Smith • Successor5 — Geoffrey Pearson • Office6 — Canadian Ambassador to Mongolia • Term Start6 — 1974 • Term End6 — 1980 • Successor6 — Geoffrey Pearson • Born — 8 January 1915 • Birthplace — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Died — 12 April 1998 • Place of death — Vichy, France • Occupation — Diplomat, translator, poet