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Robert Orris Blake Jr. (* 1957) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Diplomat, der unter anderem zwischen 2006 und 2009 Botschafter der Vereinigten Staaten in Sri Lanka sowie von 2009 bis 2013 im Außenministerium Leiter der Unterabteilung Südasien und Zentralasien (Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs) war.
April 1921 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien; † 28. Dezember 2015 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Diplomat, der unter anderem zwischen 1971 und 1973 Botschafter der Vereinigten Staaten in Mali war. In seinem Ruhestand engagierte er sich für Natur- und Umweltschutzprojekte . Leben.
Robert Orris Blake Jr. (born 1957) is an American career diplomat who served as Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives from 2006 to 2009, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs from 2009 to 2013 and Ambassador to Indonesia from 2014 to 2016.
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Blake was born in Los Angeles, California on April 7, 1921 and grew up in Whittier, California. He was the son of Frank Orris Blake and Marjorie (néeEdwards) Blake. Blake received a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University in 1943 and a Master of Arts in 1947 from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. From 1943 to 1946...
During his 30-year career in United States Foreign service, Blake served as Ambassador to Mali from December 10, 1970 until May 20, 1973 as a member of the Nixon administration, serving under U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. From August 1968 until December 1970, Blake was Deputy Chief of Mission, Paris. Prior to Paris Blake served in Managu...
On July 28, 1956, Blake was married to Sylvia Whitehouse at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Newport, Rhode Island. Sylvia was the daughter of diplomat Edwin Sheldon Whitehouse and sister of Ambassador Charles S. Whitehouse (father of Sheldon Whitehouse, a current U.S. Senatorfrom Rhode Island). Robert and Sylvia had one daughter and two sons, inclu...
12. Jan. 2024 · Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs. Appointed: May 22, 2009. Entry on Duty: May 26, 2009. Termination of Appointment: October 18, 2013. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Indonesia) Appointed: November 6, 2013. Presentation of Credentials: January 30, 2014. Termination of Mission: Left post on July 19, 2016.
Marion V. Creekmore Jr. 1992–1995: Teresita Currie Schaffer: 1996–1997: Albert Peter Burleigh: 1997–2000: Shaun Edward Donnelly: 2000–2003: E. Ashley Wills: 2003–2006: Jeffrey John Lunstead: 2006–2009: Robert Orris Blake Jr. 2009–2012: Patricia A. Butenis: 2012–2014: Michele Jeanne Sison: 2015–2018: Atul Keshap ...
31. Dez. 2015 · Robert O. Blake, a career Foreign Service officer and former U.S. ambassador to Mali who participated in Cold War diplomacy both in Moscow and in Washington, died Dec. 28 at his home in the...
