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Robert Charles Frost Gordon (March 19, 1920 – June 12, 2001) was an American diplomat, appointed as U.S. Ambassador to Mauritius. He graduated with a B.A. in 1941 and an M.A. (1949) from the University of California at Berkeley.

From 1965 to 1970, Gordon was the counselor for political-military affairs in Rome. He then was special assistant for welfare and grievances at the State Department from 1970 to 1972. From 1972 to 1978, he was the consul general in Florence.

Gordon was appointed by Jimmy Carter to be United States Ambassador to Mauritius in 1980. He would replace Samuel Rhea Gammon III, who resigned. He was coordinator for the handicapped at the State Department from 1978 to 1980.

References

1. "United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
2. "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ROBERT C. F. GORDON" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 25 January 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
3. "United States Ambassador to Mauritius Nomination of Robert C. F. Gordon. | the American Presidency Project".

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