Kenneth D. Taylor

Kenneth D. Taylor

OC
Kenneth D. Taylor ; OC
Her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Iran
	In office ; September 1977 ? January 1980
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Pierre Trudeau (1977?79) ; Joe Clark (1979?80)
Personal details
Born	Kenneth Douglas Taylor ; October 5, 1934 ; Calgary , Alberta , Canada
Died	October 15, 2015 (aged 81) ; New York City , New York , United States
Spouse(s)	Pat Taylor
Alma mater	University of Toronto ; University of California, Berkeley

Kenneth Douglas "Ken" Taylor , OC (October 5, 1934 ? October 15, 2015) was a Canadian diplomat, educator and businessman. He was best known for his role in the 1979 covert operation called the " Canadian Caper " which helped free some hostages during the Iran hostage crisis .

Taylor died in New York City from colon cancer at the age of 81. ^[1]

References [ change | change source ]

↑ "Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, dead at 81" . thestar.com . 15 October 2015.

Other websites [ change | change source ]

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, dead at 81" . thestar.com . 15 October 2015.

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