Ken Taylor

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Ken Taylor was the Canadian ambassador to Iran who played a key role in secretly sheltering and helping American diplomats escape Tehran during the 1979–1980 hostage crisis.

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Ken Taylor canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ambassador ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Congressional Gold Medal ⓘ
Order of Canada ⓘ
causeOfNotability helping six American diplomats escape Iran in 1980 ⓘ
coordinatedWith United States Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Canada ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1934-10-05 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2015-10-15 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Toronto ⓘ
employer Department of External Affairs (Canada) ⓘ
Government of Canada ⓘ
familyName Taylor ⓘ
fieldOfWork diplomacy ⓘ
international relations ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Kenneth ⓘ
helpedRescue American diplomats in Tehran ⓘ
honouredBy Government of Canada ⓘ
United States Congress ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
mediaCoverage international news during and after the Iran hostage crisis ⓘ
name Kenneth Douglas Taylor ⓘ
nationality Canadian ⓘ
notableFor organizing escape of American diplomats from Iran ⓘ
role in the 1979–1980 Iran hostage crisis ⓘ
sheltering American diplomats in Tehran ⓘ
occupation civil servant ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
participatedIn Canadian Caper ⓘ
Iran hostage crisis ⓘ
placeOfBirth Calgary, Alberta, Canada ⓘ
linked to: Calgary
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
portrayedAs key figure in the Canadian Caper ⓘ
portrayedIn film "Argo" ⓘ
linked to: Argo
positionHeld Canadian ambassador to Iran ⓘ
represented Canada in Iran ⓘ
residence Canada ⓘ
Tehran ⓘ
risked Canada–Iran diplomatic relations ⓘ
personal safety during Iran hostage crisis ⓘ
spouse Patricia Taylor ⓘ
workLocation Iran ⓘ
Tehran ⓘ

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