Robert O. Blake Jr.
Robert O. Blake Jr. | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Indonesia | |
| In office January 30, 2014 – July 19, 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Scot Marciel |
| Succeeded by | Joseph R. Donovan Jr. |
| 5th Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs | |
| In office May 26, 2009 – October 18, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Richard Boucher |
| Succeeded by | Nisha Biswal |
| United States Ambassador to the Maldives | |
| In office October 30, 2006 – May 21, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Lunstead |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Butenis |
| United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka | |
| In office September 9, 2006 – May 21, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Lunstead |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Butenis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Orris Blake Jr. 1957 (age 67–68) U.S. |
| Parent(s) | Robert O. Blake Sylvia Whitehouse Blake |
| Relatives | Sheldon Whitehouse (cousin) Charles S. Whitehouse (uncle) Sheldon Whitehouse (diplomat) (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Johns Hopkins University |
Robert Orris Blake Jr. (born 1957) is an American career diplomat who served as Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives from 2006 to 2009, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs from 2009 to 2013 and Ambassador to Indonesia from 2014 to 2016.
Blake is a Senior Director at McLarty Associates where he leads the firm's India and South Asia practice and advises clients in Indonesia for the Southeast Asia and Pacific practice. He is also co-chair of the board of trustees at the U.S.-Indonesia Society (USINDO) and is a board member at the Asia Foundation and the Bhutan Foundation. Blake also serves on the Global Leadership Council for the World Resources Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
He is the son of Robert O. Blake and grandson of Sheldon Whitehouse, both former U.S. Ambassadors.