Richard Porter Butrick (1894 Lockport, New York[1] – April 13, 1997 Washington, DC) was the director general of the US Foreign Service from 1949 to 1952.
[2] Butrick, a graduate of the first class of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service (1921),[3] died from cardiac arrest at Sibley Memorial Hospital at the age of 102.
[2] He was consul general in São Paulo, Brazil, when he retired in 1959 with the rank of career minister.
He was consul general in Montreal (1952–1955) and Minister to Iceland.
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