Richard Edmund Kelfa-Caulker | |
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| Sierra Leonean High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of  Sierra Leone  Gambiato  United Kingdom[1] | |
| In office 1959–1961 | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Fitzjohn |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Fitzjohn |
| Sierra Leonean Ambassador to the United States of Sierra Leone to  United States | |
| In office July 18, 1961 – 1964 | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Fitzjohn |
| Succeeded by | Gershon Beresford Onesimus Collier |
| Sierra Leonean High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Sierra Leone Gambiato United Kingdom[2] | |
| In office 1964–1965 | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Fitzjohn |
| Succeeded by | Victor Sigismond Kanu |
| Sierra Leonean Ambassador to Liberia of Sierra Leone to  Liberia | |
| In office 1969–1973 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1909 Mambo in Kagboro Chiefdom, Moyamba district |
| Died | April 2, 1975 (aged 66) |
| Spouse | m. 1940, Olivette Hannah Stuart. |
| Children | son: Richard Edmund, Jr. daughters: Imodale Olivette, Lucilda Yamitra, Joyce Elaine, Velma Geneve and Sheil Yankese |
| Alma mater | Albert Academy in Freetown.
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Richard Edmund Kelfa-Caulker (March 1909 – April 2, 1975) was a Sierra Leonean diplomat. He was the father of Yema Lucilda Hunter.
Career
- In 1929 he was Printing Instructor at the Albert Academy in Freetown.
- From 1931 to 1937 studied at a College in the U.S.A.
- In 1938 he was a Senior Tutor at the Albert Academy in Freetown.
- From 1939 to 1959 he was Principal of the Albert Academy.
- From 1959 to 1961 he was Commissioner for Sierra Leone and Gambia in London.
- From July 18, 1961 to 1964 he was Ambassador in Washington, D.C.[3]
- From 1964 to 1966 he was High Commissioner (Commonwealth) in London (United Kingdom).
- From 1969 to 1973 he was Ambassador to Monrovia (Liberia).[4]
References
- ^ Sierra Leonean High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
- ^ "Home". slhc-uk.org.
- ^ Washington, D.C.
- ^ Mervyn O. Pragnell, Ann Patricia Rogers, The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's who, Burke's Peerage Limited, 1985 p. 331
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