Robert B. Oakley
Robert B. Oakley | |
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Robert Oakley in Somalia in 1993 | |
| 19th U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan | |
| In office 18 August 1988 – 29 August 1991 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Arnold Lewis Raphel |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Platt |
| U.S. Ambassador to Somalia | |
| In office 30 September 1982 – 12 August 1984 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Donald K. Petterson |
| Succeeded by | Peter Bridges |
| U.S. Ambassador to Zaire | |
| In office 6 November 1979 – 22 August 1982 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Walter L. Cutler |
| Succeeded by | Peter Dalton Constable |
| 5th Coordinator for Counterterrorism | |
| In office September 10, 1984 – October 12, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Robert M. Sayre |
| Succeeded by | L. Paul Bremer |
| 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 | (his death) |
| Alma mater | South Kent School, Princeton University |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
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.