Robert Solwin Smith (1924 New York City – May 22, 2013 McLean, Virginia) was a non-career appointee who served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs between 1969 and 1974, American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Ivory Coast from 1974 to 1976, and vice president of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
He left Yale University to serve in the Navy during World War II. Smith returned to Yale, graduating in 1947. He received a master's degree in 1949 and a doctorate in 1956, both in government, at Harvard University.
Smith died at his home due to complications from melanoma.
References
- "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ROBERT S. SMITH" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 14 April 1988. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- "Robert Solwin Smith". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Barnes, Bart (May 30, 2013). "Robert S. Smith, ambassador and investment official". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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