Thomas Ryan Byrne

Thomas Ryan Byrne
United States Ambassador to Norway
In office
October 4, 1973  April 10, 1976
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byPhilip K. Crowe
Succeeded byWilliam Anders
United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia
In office
June 23, 1976  November 15, 1978
PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byAlbert W. Sherer Jr.
Succeeded byFrancis Joseph Meehan
Personal details
Born(1923-02-04)February 4, 1923
West Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedMarch 30, 2014(2014-03-30) (aged 91)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
RelativesPhil Klay (grandson)
Alma materGeorgetown University

Thomas Ryan Byrne (February 4, 1923 – March 30, 2014) was an American historian, economist, career diplomat and United States Ambassador. He received a doctorate in history and a master's degree in economics at Georgetown University.

He later worked in the US Foreign Service as a diplomat.