Robert B. Oakley
American diplomat
Robert Bigger Oakley (March 12, 1931 – December 10, 2014) is an American diplomat. He was a Foreign Service Officer. He was United States Ambassador to Zaire, Somalia, and Pakistan. In the early 1990s, he was a special envoy during the American involvement in Somalia under the Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush presidencies.
Robert B. Oakley | |
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 Robert Oakley in Somalia in 1993 | |
| 19th U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan | |
| In office 18 August 1988 – 29 August 1991 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Arnold Lewis Raphel |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Platt |
| U.S. Ambassador to Somalia | |
| In office 30 September 1982 – 12 August 1984 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Donald K. Petterson |
| Succeeded by | Peter Bridges |
| U.S. Ambassador to Zaire | |
| In office 06 November 1979 – 22 August 1982 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Walter L. Cutler |
| Succeeded by | Peter Dalton Constable |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Bigger Oakley March 12, 1931 Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Died | December 10, 2014 (aged 83) McLean, Virginia, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | (his death) |
| Alma mater | South Kent School |
Oakley died in McLean, Virginia from complications from Parkinson's disease, aged 83.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Robert Oakley, diplomatic troubleshooter, dies at 83". Washington Post.com. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
Other websites
change- Adapted from: State Department biography Archived 2008-04-12 at the Wayback Machine (public domain)
- Mississippi State University: Biography of Robert B. Oakley Archived 2006-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
- The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training; Interview of Robert B. Oakley by Charles Kennedy and Thomas Stern; July 7, 1992.