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Robert L. Barry

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Robert L. Barry
Barry in Oval Office in 1981
United States Ambassador to Bulgaria
In office
November 25, 1981 – July 12, 1984
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byJack Richard Perry
Succeeded byMelvyn Levitsky
United States Ambassador to Indonesia
In office
July 7, 1992 – July 10, 1995
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Preceded byJohn Cameron Monjo
Succeeded byJ. Stapleton Roy
Personal details
Born(1934-08-28)August 28, 1934
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 11, 2024(2024-03-11) (aged 89)
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
ProfessionDiplomat, Career Ambassador

Robert Louis Barry (August 28, 1934 – March 11, 2024) was an American ambassador and diplomat. He was a member of the United States Foreign Service and a United States ambassador to Bulgaria and Indonesia.[1]

Biography

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Robert Louis Barry was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 28, 1934.[2]

A member of Dartmouth College's Class of 1956, he was his class' 50th-year reunion honorary degree recipient, receiving a Doctor of Laws at the College's 236th Commencement Exercises on June 11, 2006. Barry also received a master's degree from Columbia University in 1962.

Barry was the United States ambassador Indonesia from 1992 to 1995. He served as ambassador to Bulgaria from 1981 to 1984. He was the head of the US delegation to the Stockholm Conference on Disarmament in Europe from 1985 to 1987, the Deputy Director of the Voice of America from 1988 to 1990 and the Coordinator of US Assistance to Eastern Europe from 1990 to 1992. Following retirement he was the Head of Mission for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1998 to 2001.

Barry lived in Rindge, New Hampshire.[1] Barry died from vascular dementia at his home in Newton, Massachusetts, on March 11, 2024, at the age of 89.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs History Project AMBASSADOR ROBERT L. BARRY" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 2 October 1996. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ Program, Foreign Area Fellowship (1952). Directory, Foreign Area Fellows. The Program.
  3. ^ Nossiter, Adam (21 March 2024). "Robert L. Barry, 89, Diplomat Who Negotiated Pact With Soviets, Dies". The New York Times.
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Bulgaria
1981–1984
Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Indonesia
1992–1995
Succeeded by