Robert C. Strong
Robert Campbell Strong (September 29, 1915 – December 28, 1999) was a United States diplomat serving as head of U.S. missions in Baghdad, Iraq and Taipei, Taiwan.
Biography
Born Robert Campbell Strong on September 29, 1915, in
Strong began his career in 1939 after passing a three day test to be admitted into the foreign service.
He died on December 28, 1999, in Tucson, Arizona, and was buried at Beloit.
Strong's son, Gridley Barstow Strong, served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and was killed during the Battle of Khe Sanh.
References
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Strong".
- ^ a b c "Sigma Pi In The News: Ambassador to Iraq" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 50, no. 3. Fall 1963. pp. 119–120.
- Department of State. Archived from the originalon 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ Panaspornprasit, Chookiat, US-Kuwaiti Relations, 1961-1992: An Uneasy Relationship (Routledge 2005). Print.
- ^ "List of Persons". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ^ "Strong Named New U.S. Ambassador to Iraq". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1963. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ^ Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965 (U.S. Government Printing Office), 563. Print.