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Robert South Barrett IV

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Robert South Barrett IV
4th United States Ambassador to Djibouti
In office
September 5, 1988 – April 18, 1991
Preceded byJohn Pierce Ferriter
Succeeded byCharles R. Baquet III
Personal details
Born1927 (1927)
DiedDecember 24, 2004(2004-12-24) (aged 76–77)
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Cause of deathCancer
NationalityAmerican
EducationPrinceton University (AB)
University of Wisconsin–Madison
ProfessionDiplomat

Robert South Barrett IV (1927 – December 24, 2004) was an American Career Foreign Service Officer who served concurrent appointments as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Madagascar and Comoros (1977-1980) and was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Djibouti (1988-1991).[1] He also served as “Consul in Martinique, political officer in war-torn Vietnam, ... and Deputy Chief of Mission in conflict-ravaged Beirut, with a relatively peaceful interim tour at the United Nations in New York, before accepting the post of Ambassador to Djibouti, a country of great strategic importance to the United States”[2]

Barrett graduated with an AB was in politics from Princeton University and a master's in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[3]

A resident of Washington, D.C. and Charleston, South Carolina, Barrett died of cancer at Georgetown University Hospital.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Robert South Barrett". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Mavis Barrett". Legacy.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Robert South Barrett IV '48". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved 31 January 2020.