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American diplomat (1927–2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert South Barrett IV (1927 – December 24, 2004) was an American Career Foreign Service Officer who served concurrent appointments as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Madagascar and Comoros (1977-1980) and was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Djibouti (1988-1991).[1] He also served as “Consul in Martinique, political officer in war-torn Vietnam, ... and Deputy Chief of Mission in conflict-ravaged Beirut, with a relatively peaceful interim tour at the United Nations in New York, before accepting the post of Ambassador to Djibouti, a country of great strategic importance to the United States”[2]
Robert South Barrett IV | |
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4th United States Ambassador to Djibouti | |
In office September 5, 1988 – April 18, 1991 | |
Preceded by | John Pierce Ferriter |
Succeeded by | Charles R. Baquet III |
Personal details | |
Born | 1927 |
Died | December 24, 2004 76–77) MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged
Cause of death | Cancer |
Nationality | American |
Education | Princeton University (AB) University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Profession | Diplomat |
Barrett graduated with an AB was in politics from Princeton University and a master's in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[3]
A resident of Washington, D.C. and Charleston, South Carolina, Barrett died of cancer at Georgetown University Hospital.[3]
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