Robert B. Oakley
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Robert Bigger Oakley was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. He graduated from Princeton University in 1952, with a Bachelors degree in Philosophy and History. A former U.S. State Department coordinator for counterterrorism during the 1980s, Oakley also has served as U.S. ambassador to Zaire, Somalia, and Pakistan.
| Preceded by Walter L. Cutler |
U.S. Ambassador to Zaire 1979–1982 |
Succeeded by Peter Dalton Constable |
| Preceded by Donald K. Petterson |
U.S. Ambassador to Somalia 1982–1984 |
Succeeded by Peter Scott Bridges |
| Preceded by Arnold Lewis Raphel |
U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan 1988–1991 |
Succeeded by Nicholas Platt |
