William Carter Burdett Jr. (October 25, 1918 – March 11, 1995) was an American diplomat who served as a United States Ambassador to Malawi from 1970 to 1974.
His brother served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and would be killed in 1967.
[2][3] Between 1946 and 1952, Burdett served as Vice Consul in the United States Embassies of Iraq, Israel and Iran.
[4] Upon the retirement of Marshal P. Jones in 1970, Burdett was appointed to be the United States Ambassador to Malawi.
[6] Burdett passed away on March 11, 1995 at the Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester, Massachusetts, aged 76 years.