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| First Name |
John
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| Last Name |
Watkins
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1901
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| Died |
12th October, 1964
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| Nationality |
Canadian
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| Occupation |
Diplomat
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John Benjamin Clark Watkins (3 December 1902 – 12 October 1964) was a Canadian diplomat and scholar who served as Canadian Ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1954 to 1956. Describing Watkins as "sophisticated, erudite and fluent in Russian", Michael Dobbs of The Washington Post wrote that he was the "perfect ambassador" to Moscow. He is credited with organizing a historic meeting between Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and Canadian External Affairs Minister Lester B. Pearson.
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