Spencer Matthews King (August 11, 1917 in San Juan,

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– January 20, 1988) was a U.S. Ambassador to Guyana. Appointed by President

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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

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and its interests in this former

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colony until March 8, 1974, when he left the post. A longtime resident of

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, he retired from the

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after his ambassadorship came to an end. He died on January 20, 1988.

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''The Political Graveyard'' listing
Ambassadors of the United States to Guyana People from San Juan, Puerto Rico 1917 births 1988 deaths 20th-century American diplomats {{PuertoRico-bio-stub