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. After graduating from Yale University, he served as a first lieutenant in the Army[1] 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.[2] [3]

He served as ambassador to Dahomey from 1972–1974, to Morocco from 1976–1978, and the Dominican Republic from 1982–1985.[4]

He died of congestive heart failure in Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, Virginia. At the time of his death, he was a resident of Georgetown.[1]

References

1. Saxon, Wolfgang (April 14, 1996). "Robert Anderson, Ambassador And Kissinger Aide, Dies at 74". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
2. Biographical Register of the Department of State, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1951
3. Who's Who in America, Marquis Publications, 1964, 1982
4. Principal Officers of the Department of State, and Chiefs of Mission, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1991

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Robert L. Yost	United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic 1982–1985	Succeeded by Lowell C. Kilday
Preceded by Matthew J. 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