Robert Solwin Smith

Robert Solwin Smith (1924 New York City – May 22, 2013 McLean, Virginia) was a non-career appointee who served as the American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Côte d'Ivoire from 1974-1976[1] and vice president of the Overseas Private Investment Corp.[2]

He left Yale University to serve in the Navy during World War II. Smith returned to Yale, graduating in 1947. He received a master's degree in 1949 and a doctorate in 1956, both in government, at Harvard University.

Smith died at his home due to complications from melanoma.[2]

References
  1. "Robert Solwin Smith". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. Barnes, Bart (May 30, 2013). "Robert S. Smith, ambassador and investment official". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 January 2020.


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