Robert Sanderson McCormick

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Robert Sanderson McCormick (July 26, 1849 – April 16, 1919) was a United States diplomat, born in Rockmount, Virginia. He was the father of Robert R. McCormick and Joseph Medill McCormick. His family owned the Chicago Tribune.

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McCormick was secretary of the American Legation in London from 1889 to 1892, which led to his appointment as official representative for the Chicago 1893 Exhibition.

His diplomatic career took off in 1901 when President William McKinley appointed him as minister to Austria-Hungary and later first American ambassador, serving from 1901-1902. Following this, he served as United States ambassador to Imperial Russia from 1902 to 1905 and to France from 1905 to 1907.