Robert C. Hill
Robert Charles Hill (* 30 September 1917 in Littleton , New Hampshire , † 28 November 1978 ) was an American diplomat and politician of the Republican Party , which from 1956 to 1957 Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations , and several times ambassador was . He was also Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1973 to 1974 .
Life
Start of diplomatic career, ambassador to Costa Rica and El Salvador
Robert Charles Hill first completed an undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College , which he completed in 1942 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). He then entered the diplomatic service (Foreign Office) and was initially vice consul in Calcutta between 1944 and 1946 . During this time he completed postgraduate studies in law at the Law School of Boston University , which he graduated in 1946. From 1946 to 1947 he was a member of the Senate Banking and Currency Committee . After various other activities, he was appointed Ambassador of the United States to Costa Rica on October 23, 1953 , and handed over his credentials there on November 4, 1953 as the successor to Philip Bracken Fleming . He remained in this post until September 10, 1954 and was then replaced by Robert F. Woodward . He himself was appointed ambassador to El Salvador on September 25, 1954 , where he replaced Michael J. McDermott with the presentation of his accreditation on November 4, 1954. He held this office until September 21, 1955, when Thomas C. Mann succeeded him.
Assistant Secretary of State, Ambassador to Mexico and Spain
After Hill was Special Assistant to the Undersecretary of State at the US State Department from 1955 to 1956 , he was appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations to succeed Thruston Ballard Morton on March 7, 1956 , and as such was Chief Executive Officer until June 26, 1957 the Bureau for Congressional Relations and International Conferences . His successor was William B. Macomber . Thereupon he was appointed Ambassador of the United States to Mexico on May 20, 1957 and handed over his credentials there on July 25, 1957 as successor to Francis White . He held this position until December 1, 1960 and was then replaced again by Thomas C. Mann.
Robert C. Hill then switched to politics for a few years and was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives for the Republican Party between 1961 and 1962 . He was also a member of the Task Force on National Security of the Republican National Committee from 1965 to 1968 and chairman of the Task Force on National Security from 1967 to 1968. He then returned to the diplomatic service and was appointed Ambassador of the United States to Spain on May 1, 1969 , and presented his accreditation to succeed Robert F. Wagner, Jr. on June 12, 1969. He held that post until January 12 in 1972 and was subsequently out of , Jr. Horacio Rivero replaced.
Candidate for Governor, Assistant Secretary for Defense and Ambassador to Argentina
After his dismissal from his post, Hill announced his candidacy for governor of New Hampshire for the Republican Party . However, he withdrew his application before the area code ( Primary ) back. On May 11, 1973, he succeeded Lawrence Eagleburger in the US Department of Defense as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and was as such head of the subdivision for international security until his replacement by Vice Admiral Ray Peet on January 6, 1974 .
Most recently Robert Charles Hill was appointed Ambassador of the United States to Argentina on December 19, 1973 and presented his credentials on February 15, 1974 to succeed John Davis Lodge . He remained in this post until May 10, 1977, whereupon Raul Hector Castro became his successor. His marriage to Cecelia Bowdoin Hill had two sons. He died of complications from a myocardial infarction .
Web links
- Robert C. Hill on the home page of the Office of the Historian of the US State Department
- Robert C. Hill in nndb (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Chiefs of Mission for Costa Rica
- ^ Chiefs of Mission for El Salvador
- ^ Assistant Secretaries of State for Legislative Affairs
- ^ Chiefs of Mission for Mexico
- ^ Chiefs of Mission for Spain
- ^ Department of Defense: Key Officials 1947-2004
- ^ Chiefs of Mission for Argentina
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hill, Robert C. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hill, Robert Charles (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American diplomat and Republican Party politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Littleton , New Hampshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1978 |
| Place of death | Littleton , New Hampshire |