Background
Burdett, William Carter was born on February 3, 1884 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Potter and Serafina (Carter) Burdett.
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William Carter Burdett
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William Carter Burdett, American foreign service officer Awarded Distinguished Service Cross (United States); Croix de Guerre (France); Purple Heart (United States). member Foreign Service School Board since 1941.; Served in the United States Army, Philippine Insurrection, 1900-1903; Member Sons of the American Revolution
Education
Educated at University of Tennessee.
Career
Mining engineer and mine operator, South America, 1903-1906, Greenville, Tennessee, 1906-1917. United States consul, Ensenada, Mexico, 1919-1922, Seville, Spain, 1922-1925, Brussels, Belgium, 1925-1930. Consul general, Lima, Peru, 1930-1932.
Secretary of Embassy, Lima, 1932.
Secretary of Legation, Panama, 1933-1935. Consul general Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1935-1937.
Consul general Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1937-1939. Counselor of Embassy, Rio de Janeiro, 1939-1941.
Director Foreign Service Officers Training School, 1941-1942.
Member Foreign Service School Board since 1941.
Achievements
Membership
Member Foreign Service School Board since 1941. Served in the United States Army, Philippine Insurrection, 1900-1903. Member Sons of the American Revolution
Connections
Married Elizabeth Hardwick Burke, January 18, 1918. Children: William Carter, Edward Burke, Agnes Elizabeth, Mary Elizabeth.
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Died
January 14, 1944 (aged 59)