Robert Gerhard Neumann
| Robert G. Neumann | |
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| United States Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
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In office November 3, 1966 – September 10, 1973 |
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| President |
Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | John M. Steeves |
| Succeeded by | Theodore L. Eliot, Jr. |
| United States Ambassador to Morocco | |
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In office 1973–1976 |
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| President |
Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Stuart W. Rockwell |
| Succeeded by | Robert Anderson |
| United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
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In office May 20, 1981 – July 16, 1981 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | John C. West |
| Succeeded by | Richard W. Murphy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Robert Gerhard Neumann January 2, 1916 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | June 18, 1999 (aged 83) Bethesda, Maryland |
| Profession | Diplomat, Professor |
Robert Gerhard Neumann (January 2, 1916 – June 18, 1999) was an American politician and diplomat who served as ambassador to Afghanistan, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia.
Born in Vienna, Austria, Neumann received degrees from the University of Rennes, the Consular Academy of Austria, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland (formerly Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales, HEI) and the University of Michigan. During his studies in Geneva, Neumann was arrested by the Nazis and spent two years in a concentration camp. Upon his release, he left for America, where in 1940 he received a Master of Arts from Amherst College.
After a brief stint teaching at the State Teachers' College in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Neumann enlisted and served during World War II. Upon his return, he took up a job teaching political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 1946 he earned his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.
The following year he took a post at the University of California at Los Angeles, where he eventually became a tenured professor.
In 1966 he was named by President Lyndon B. Johnson as ambassador to Afghanistan. At the time, the position was not necessarily a permanent one, and Neumann was granted a leave of absence from UCLA. However, by 1970, Neumann felt compelled to remain at work at the Embassy, and resigned his professorship at the school.
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