Robert Solwin Smith
Robert Solwin Smith (1924 New York City – May 22, 2013 McLean, Virginia) was a non-career appointee who served as the American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Côte d'Ivoire from 1974 to 1976[1] and vice president of the Overseas Private Investment Corp.[2]
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.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Robert Solwin Smith". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ a b Barnes, Bart (May 30, 2013). "Robert S. Smith, ambassador and investment official". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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