Robert South Barrett IV

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]

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

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.