Robert White (diplomat)
Robert White (born September 21, 1926 in Melrose , Massachusetts , † January 13, 2015 in Arlington , Virginia ) was an American diplomat . He was ambassador to various US governments and since 2008 chairman of the Center for International Policy .
Life
From 1977 to 1980 White was ambassador to Paraguay . He was then ambassador to El Salvador from 1980 to 1981 . He was considered a critic of the US government's policy towards El Salvador at the time, which was primarily characterized by support for right-wing circles and the military. In 1981 White retired and became a member of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace .
According to a telegram from 1978, which became known through a FoIA request from the New York Times , Robert White had learned in a conversation with General Alejandro Fretes Dávalos, the chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Paraguay , that the South American countries involved in Operation Condor were a US communications system used in the Panama Canal Zone. In addition, all Latin American armed forces took part in the covert operation .
White died of complications from cancer on January 13, 2015 in Arlington, Virginia at the age of 88.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Diana Jean Schemo: New Files Tie US to Deaths of Latin leftists in 1970's. In: The New York Times, March 6, 2001 (accessed January 17, 2015).
- ↑ Sam Roberts: Robert E. White, Ex-Ambassador to Latin America, Dies at 88. In: The New York Times, January 16, 2015 (English, accessed January 17, 2015).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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George W. Landau |
US Ambassador to Asunción November 30, 1977-27. January 1980 |
Lyle Franklin Lane |
Frank J. Devine |
US Ambassador to San Salvador March 11, 1980–1. February 1981 |
Deane R. Hinton |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | White, Robert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American diplomat |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1926 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Melrose , Massachusetts |
DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 2015 |
Place of death | Arlington , Virginia |