Robert Anderson (diplomat)
Robert Anderson (January 6, 1922 – April 5, 1996) was an American Foreign Service officer who served as the United States Ambassador to Dahomey, Morocco, and the Dominican Republic.
Anderson was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He served in the military during World War II, joined the Foreign Service after the war, and served in consular positions during the 1950s and 1960s, before being appointed U.S. Ambassador to Dahomey in 1972.[1] [2]
He served as ambassador to Dahomey from 1972–1974, to Morocco from 1976–1978, and the Dominican Republic from 1982–1985.[3]
He died of congestive heart failure in Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, Virginia.[4]
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Diplomatic posts | ||
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Preceded by Robert L. Yost |
United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic 1982–1985 |
Succeeded by Lowell C. Kilday |
Preceded by Matthew L. Looram, Jr. |
United States Ambassador to Benin 1972–1974 |
Succeeded by James B. Engle |
Preceded by Robert G. Neumann |
United States Ambassador to Morocco 1976–1978 |
Succeeded by Richard B. Parker |
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