Reid, Escott

Reid, Escott
▪ 2000

      Canadian diplomat who was instrumental in 1947 in helping to draft the rules for the newly created United Nations and in conceiving the idea for the formation of a security alliance among Western powers, the realization of which was NATO; Reid, who held diplomatic posts in Washington, D.C., New Delhi, and Bonn, Ger., wrote about his experiences in Time of Fear and Hope (1977) and Envoy to Nehru (1981) (b. Jan. 21, 1905, Campbellford, Ont.—d. Sept. 28, 1999, Ottawa, Ont.).

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