Robert B. Oakley

Robert B. Oakley
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 06 November 1979 – 22 August 1982
President	Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Walter L. Cutler
Succeeded by	Peter Dalton Constable
Personal details
Born	Robert Bigger Oakley (1931-03-12)March 12, 1931 Dallas, Texas, United States
Died	December 10, 2014(2014-12-10) (aged 83) McLean, Virginia, United States
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Phyllis E. Oakley ​ ​ (m. 1958⁠–⁠2014)​ (his death)
Alma mater	South Kent School

Robert Bigger Oakley (March 12, 1931 – December 10, 2014) is an American diplomat. He was a Foreign Service Officer. He was United States Ambassador to Zaire, Somalia, and Pakistan. In the early 1990s, he was a special envoy during the American involvement in Somalia under the Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush presidencies.

Oakley died in McLean, Virginia from complications from Parkinson's disease, aged 83.^[1]

References

1. "Robert Oakley, diplomatic troubleshooter, dies at 83". Washington Post.com. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

Other websites

• Adapted from: State Department biography Archived 2008-04-12 at the Wayback Machine (public domain)
• Mississippi State University: Biography of Robert B. Oakley Archived 2006-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
• The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training; Interview of Robert B. Oakley by Charles Kennedy and Thomas Stern; July 7, 1992.