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20-665: William Walker may refer to: Arts [ edit ] William Walker (engraver) (1791–1867), mezzotint engraver of portrait of Robert Burns William Sidney Walker (1795–1846), English Shakespearean critic William Walker (composer) (1809–1875), American Baptist song leader and composer, compiler of Southern Harmony (1835) William Aiken Walker (1839–1921), American artist Blind Willie Walker (1896–1933), American blues guitarist and singer Bill Walker (actor) (William Franklin Walker, 1896–1992), African-American film actor ( To Kill

40-860: A Foreign Service officer, he has served mostly in Latin America , notably in Bolivia , Brazil , El Salvador , Honduras , Peru , Domestically, he has served on the Argentina desk at the US State Department , and with the Environmental Protection Agency in San Francisco. He was a Foreign Service Inspector in the Office of the Inspector General from 1978 to 1980 and State Department Fellow at

60-914: A Mockingbird ) William Walker (muralist) (1927–2011), muralist in Chicago William Walker (baritone) (1931–2010), singer with the Metropolitan Opera Wee Willie Walker (1941–2019), American soul blues singer Sugar Belly (William Walker), Jamaican mento musician Military [ edit ] William H. T. Walker (1816–1864), Confederate general in the American Civil War William Stephen Walker (1822–1899), Confederate brigadier general William Walker (filibuster) (1824–1860), American filibuster in Latin America; briefly ruled Nicaragua William George Walker (1863–1936), recipient of

80-631: A character in DC Comics See also [ edit ] Bill Walker (disambiguation) Billy Walker (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Walker&oldid=1191972081 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

100-656: A mission consisting of some 800 UN civilian and 2,500 military peacekeepers and administrators. The mission was responsible for overseeing the peaceful reintegration of this Serb-controlled region of eastern Slavonia into Croatia following the end of the Croatian War . Walker was subsequently appointed to head the Kosovo Verification Mission , leading some 1400 international and 1500 local staff between October 1998 and June 1999 along with British Major General John Drewienkiewicz , Walker's military adviser. This

120-459: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Walker (engraver) William Walker (1 August 1791 – 7 September 1867) was a Scottish engraver. He is known for engravings of Sir Henry Raeburn 's portraits of Sir Walter Scott and Raeburn himself, Sir Thomas Lawrence 's portrait of Lord Broughham (commissioned by Walker), and Alexander Nasmyth 's portrait of Robert Burns . Walker

140-527: Is the engraving of Robert Burns based on Alexander Nasmyth 's famous portrait. This engraving was used many times in printed versions of Burns' poems. He died at his house in Margaret Street, London, on 7 September 1867. His grave is in Brompton Cemetery . Whilst being principally remembered as an engraver, Walker was also an able sculptor, his notable work being the figure of Queen Elizabeth I on

160-559: The Council on Foreign Relations in New York City from 1977 to 1988. From 1985 to 1988, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs , with responsibility for relations with Central America and Panama . By coincidence, he shares his name with a historical soldier of fortune who in the 19th century attempted to conquer parts of Central America (and

180-745: The Scott Monument on Princes Street in Edinburgh. William Walker (diplomat) Walker was born in Kearny, New Jersey . As an undergraduate, he studied Architecture and Political Science at the University of Southern California and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He received an M.A. in Latin American Studies from UCLA in 1969. Walker joined the Foreign Service in 1961. As

200-699: The Episcopal Church William Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree (1856–1933), British businessman, art collector, and racehorse breeder William Walker (diver) (1869–1918), diver who saved Winchester Cathedral from collapse William Hultz Walker (1869–1934), American chemistry professor and a pioneer of chemical engineering William F. Walker (1937–2007), President of Auburn University 2001–2007 William R. Walker (born 1944), Canadian leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Black Racer (DC Comics) or Sgt. William "Willie" Walker,

220-555: The FR Yugoslavia government accused him of "going far beyond his mandate", and of "waging a campaign of disinformation against Serbia", declaring him persona non grata and ordering him to leave the country. A week later, on the intervention by European Council and Russian Federation, Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia Momir Bulatović froze the decision. The Račak massacre was a pivotal incident in pushing NATO into launching its bombing campaign against Yugoslavia . The OSCE mission

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240-1534: The Legislative Assembly of Quebec William L. Walker Jr. (born 1960), American politician William O. Walker (1896–1981), American publisher, politician and editor William Walker (diplomat) (born 1935), former US ambassador to El Salvador and leader of the Kosovo Verification Mission William Walker (Iowa politician) (1834–1899), American politician in Iowa Sports [ edit ] William Walker (Australian cricketer) (1835–1886), Australian cricketer William Walker (footballer, born 1871) (1871–1907), Scottish footballer Billy Walker (jockey) (William Walker, 1860–1933), African-American jockey William Walker (footballer, born 1884) , Scottish footballer (Clyde FC and Scotland) William Walker (English cricketer) (1889–1938), English cricketer Willie Walker (footballer, born 1891) (1891–1968), English football outside left Willie Walker (Queen's Park footballer) (1888–1974), Scottish footballer Willie Walker (footballer, born 1906) , Scottish footballer Willie Walker (rugby union) (born 1978), New Zealand rugby union footballer William Walker (cyclist) (born 1985), Australian racing cyclist Will Walker (Australian footballer) (born 1999), Australian rules footballer William Walker (baseball) (fl. 1937), baseball center fielder in

260-643: The Negro leagues Other [ edit ] William Walker (principal) (1704–1761), British Principal of New Inn Hall William Walker (surgeon) (1813–1875), Scottish surgeon William R. Walker (architect) (1830–1905), American architect William H. Walker (Vermont judge) (1832–1896), Vermont attorney and judge William Walker (1838–1908) , Scottish-born Australian writer William Walker (priest) (died 1911), Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney William R. Walker (publisher) , 19th-century English printer and publisher William David Walker (1839–1917), bishop in

280-723: The Victoria Cross William Walker (RFC airman) , British First World War flying ace William Walker (RAF officer) (1913–2012), at the time of his death the oldest survivor of the Battle of Britain William J. Walker , United States Army general Politics [ edit ] William Walker (Quebec merchant) (1790–1863), Lower Canada merchant and politician William Walker (Quebec politician) (1797–1844), Lower Canada lawyer and politician William Walker (Wyandot leader) (1800–1874), Native American leader, sometime chief of

300-927: The Wyandot Nation in Ohio and Kansas William Adams Walker (1805–1861), U.S. Representative from New York William Walker (filibuster) (1824–1860), American mercenary who usurped the office of President of Nicaragua in 1856–1857 William Walker (New South Wales politician) (1828–1908), Australian politician William Walker (New South Wales colonial politician) (1820–1889), Australian politician William Walker (trade unionist) (1871–1918), Irish trade unionist and socialist William Campbell Walker (1837–1904), New Zealand politician William Froggatt Walker (1841–1890), Australian politician William H. Walker (New York City politician) (1842–1916), American politician, father of New York City mayor Jimmy Walker William H. Walker (Canadian politician) (1847–1913), member of

320-794: The title given by President Bamir Topi . On January 15, 2009, on the 10th anniversary of the Reçak massacre, he was awarded the Golden Medal of Freedom by the President and Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo . In January 2017 a statue of Walker was erected in the village of Reçak. During the 2010 Kosovo elections Walker supported and campaigned for then Albanian nationalist and radical Albin Kurti . Walker has repeatedly criticized former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi and accused him of corruption. In 2020 Walker

340-677: Was a peacekeeping mission mounted by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in an attempt to halt the ongoing violence in Kosovo by verifying compliance on the part of Yugoslav forces with U.N. resolutions. Following the Račak massacre of 45 Kosovar Albanians in January 1999, Walker visited the site and called it an "unspeakable atrocity" and "crime very much against humanity." On January 18, 1999,

360-682: Was born on 1 August 1791 at Markton, Musselburgh , near Edinburgh . In 1815, Walker went to London to study as a stipple engraver under Thomas Woolnoth . He established his reputation by engraving a large plate of Sir Henry Raeburn's equestrian portrait of John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun . In 1829, on his marriage to Elizabeth Reynolds , the famous miniaturist, he settled at 64 Margaret Street, where he resided until his death. Walker's work consists of about one hundred portraits of eminent contemporaries, after various oil painters, chiefly in mezzotint, all published by himself. Additionally, Walker created some interesting subject-pieces. His most famous work

380-620: Was discontinued following the end of the Kosovo War in June 1999. In a 2008 interview, Helena Ranta, the Finnish pathologist who was tasked with examining the Račak massacre, accused Walker of pressuring her into proclaiming that Serbian security forces were responsible for the massacre in her report, despite it not being a part of her job. On November 24, 2008, he became honorary citizen of Republic of Albania ,

400-750: Was ultimately executed). From 1988 to 1992, he served as Ambassador to El Salvador. He was the Vice President of the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. between 1994 and 1997. In August 1997, Walker was named as a Special Representative of the Secretary General and was appointed to head the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES). He led

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