Robert Arthur Douglas Ford, (January 8, 1915 – April 12, 1998) was a

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and diplomat. Born in Ottawa,

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, the son of former '' London Free Press'' Editor-in Chief and

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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

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. He joined the Department of External Affairs in 1940 and was Ambassador to Colombia (1957 – 1959),

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(1959 – 1961),

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(1961 – 1963), and to the

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(1964 – 1980). Ford served as a special representative od Canada at the 1st Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Belgrade. In 1971 he was made a Companion of the

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Bibliography

* ''Window on the North'', Toronto: The Ryerson Press (1956), winner of the 1956 Governor General's Award for Poetry or Drama * ''The Solitary City'', Toronto : McClelland & Stewart (1969) * ''Holes in Space'', Toronto : Hounslow Press (1979) * ''Needle in the Eye'', Oakville, Ontario : Mosaic Press(1983) * ''Doors, Words, and Silence'', Oakville, Ontario : Mosaic Press(1985) * ''Russian Poetry: A Personal Anthology'', Oakville, Ont.: Mosaic Press (1984) * ''Dostoevsky and Other Poems'', Oakville, Ont., Mosaic Press (1988) * ''Our Man in Moscow'',Toronto: U of Toronto P (1989) * ''Diplomate et Poète à Moscou'' trans. SHERR, Robert (text)

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: Ed. François-Luc Collignon, 1990. * ''Coming from Afar'', Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 1990.

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Robert Ford's
entry in

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