Spencer Matthews King

Spencer Matthews King (born August 11 1917 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a former U.S. Ambassador to the South American nation of Guyana. Appointed by President Richard Nixon on May 27, 1969, he presented his credentials to Governor-General Sir Richard Edmonds Luyt on October 15, 1969, in the capital city of Georgetown. After Guyana declared itself a republic in 1970, Ambassador King had to be reaccredited as ambassador, this time presenting his credentials to the republic's new president, Sir Edward Victor Luckhoo on February 23, 1970. He represented the United States and its interests in this former British colony until March 8, 1974, when he left the post. A longtime resident of Maine, he is presently retired from the foreign service.

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* [http://www.politicalgraveyard.com/bio/king8.html "The Political Graveyard" listing]
* [http://georgetown.usembassy.gov/guyana/index.html U.S. Embassy in Guyana]
* [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/po/com/10832.htm List of U.S. Ambassadors to Guyana]
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