# Ken Taylor, former Can. Ambassador To Iran, has died. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 16, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-taylor-former-can-ambassador-to-iran-has-died/734768 "2015-10-16T00:50:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-taylor-former-can-ambassador-to-iran-has-died/734768/1 "2015-10-16T00:50:54Z")
His (somewhat factionalized) story was covered in the movie Argo. He was a good man and a great Ambassador and was crushed when Harper closed the embassy there, felt it was a really grave error. He made us all proud. (Not flag waiving, “Ain’t we all that!”, proud. ) A quieter more dignified if understated, Canadian kind of proud. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-taylor-former-can-ambassador-to-iran-has-died/734768/2 "2015-10-16T19:52:48Z")
All America is grateful. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-taylor-former-can-ambassador-to-iran-has-died/734768/3 "2015-10-27T23:14:50Z")
Today was his funeral. I don’t think America sent even one official. (Unless I’ve missed something in my research?) Because that is just a tiny bit sad, to me. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-taylor-former-can-ambassador-to-iran-has-died/734768/4 "2015-10-28T00:06:05Z")
I drove past the church this afternoon during the service, so I didn’t see anyone famous. There was a collection of RCMP and other police and their horses for the honour guard. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-taylor-former-can-ambassador-to-iran-has-died/734768/5 "2015-10-28T00:16:56Z")
Kathleen Wynne was there, as was Joe Clark. But really, our American cousins couldn’t scare up a diplomat, envoy, an attaché…someone? Not surprised, just not that impressed is all. I mean they made a movie you’d think someone would care. They profited off the story, after all. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-taylor-former-can-ambassador-to-iran-has-died/734768/6 "2015-10-28T20:53:23Z")
Well that’s just sad if true. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-taylor-former-can-ambassador-to-iran-has-died/734768/7 "2015-10-28T22:54:34Z")
According to the New York Times, the US Ambassador to Canada was present. Still a poor showing. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-taylor-former-can-ambassador-to-iran-has-died/734768/8 "2015-10-29T03:45:58Z")
Hmm, the article I read quoted comments he made, but did not mention he was present.