Esmond Unwin Butler, OC, CVO (July 13, 1922 – December 18, 1989) was a

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diplomat. He was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to

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. Previously, from 1959 to 1985, he was Secretary to the Governor General of Canada. Born in

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, he was made an Officer of the

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in recognition for being "one of the key developers of the

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" in 1986.

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1922 births 1989 deaths Officers of the Order of Canada Ambassadors of Canada to Morocco Canadian Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order {{Canada-diplomat-stub