Robert B. Oakley
| Robert B. Oakley | |
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Robert Oakley in Somalia in 1993
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| 19th U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan | |
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In office 18 August 1988 – 29 August 1991 |
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| President |
Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Arnold Lewis Raphel |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Platt |
| U.S. Ambassador to Somalia | |
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In office 30 September 1982 – 12 August 1984 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Donald K. Petterson |
| Succeeded by | Peter Bridges |
| U.S. Ambassador to Zaire | |
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In office 06 November 1979 – 22 August 1982 |
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| President |
Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Walter L. Cutler |
| Succeeded by | Peter Dalton Constable |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Robert Bigger Oakley March 12, 1931 Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Died | December 10, 2014 (aged 83) McLean, Virginia, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Phyllis E. Oakley (m. 1958–2014) (his death) |
| Alma mater | South Kent School, Princeton University |
Robert Bigger Oakley (March 12, 1931 – December 10, 2014) was an American diplomat whose 34-year career (1957–1991) as a Foreign Service Officer included appointments as United States Ambassador to Zaire, Somalia, and Pakistan and, in the early 1990s, as a special envoy during the American involvement in Somalia.
Born in Dallas, Texas, Oakley graduated in 1948 from Connecticut's South Kent School and spent four years as an Intelligence Officer in the US Navy. He joined the Foreign Service in 1957 and was assigned to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, in 1958. He first served in the Office of United Nations Political Affairs, Department of State, and later served in American embassies in Abidjan, Saigon, Paris, and Beirut. He also served at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, and as Senior Director for Middle East and South Asia on the staff of the National Security Council.
In February 1977, he became Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs. He became U.S. Ambassador to Zaire in November 1979 and U.S. Ambassador to Somalia in August 1982. In September 1984, he was appointed Director of the State Department Office of Combating Terrorism. He again joined the National Security Council Staff on January 1, 1987, as Assistant to the President for Middle East and South Asia. He was named as U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan in August 1988, succeeding Arnold Lewis Raphel, who was killed in an August 17 airplane crash along with Pakistan's President, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.
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