Robert Solwin Smith Explained

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,^[1] American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Ivory Coast from 1974 to 1976,^[2] and vice president of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.^[3]

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 14 April 1988 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ROBERT S. SMITH . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240703180232/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Smith,%20Robert%20S%20.toc.pdf . 3 July 2024 . 2 August 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
2. Web site: Robert Solwin Smith . Office of the Historian . 31 January 2020.
3. News: Barnes . Bart . Robert S. Smith, ambassador and investment official . 31 January 2020 . The Washington Post . May 30, 2013.