Robert C. Brewster

Robert Charles Brewster
United States Ambassador to Ecuador
In office
October 1, 1973  April 8, 1976
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byFindley Burns Jr.
Succeeded byRichard J. Bloomfield
10th Inspector General of the Department of State
In office
January 15, 1979  January 18, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byTheodore L. Eliot Jr.
Succeeded byRobert Lyle Brown
Personal details
Born1921
DiedDecember 20, 2009
SpouseMary
Alma materGrinnell College, University of Washington, Columbia University
ProfessionDiplomat


Robert Charles Brewster (1921 - December 20, 2009 Washington, DC) was the American Ambassador to Ecuador from 1973 until 1976 and Inspector General of the Department of State from 1979 until 1981. During his tenure as ambassador, the US lifted the ban on military sales to Ecuador “in an effort to improve relations with Latin America.”