Robert Destro
Robert A. Destro | |
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| United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues | |
| In office October 14, 2020 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Sarah Sewall (2017) |
| Succeeded by | Uzra Zeya |
| 13th Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor | |
| In office September 23, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Tom Malinowski |
| Succeeded by | Lisa J. Peterson (acting) |
| Member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights | |
| In office 1983–1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Miami University (BA) UC Berkeley School of Law (JD) |
Robert A. Destro is an American attorney, academic, and government official who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor from September 2019 to January 2021. In October 2020, he also became the United States Special Coordinator on Tibetan Issues. He previously served on the United States Commission on Civil Rights from 1983 to 1989 and as a professor of law at The Catholic University of America.