Robert Finn (diplomat)

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Robert Finn
14th United States Ambassador to Afghanistan
In office March 21, 2002 – August 1, 2004
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Adolph Dubs
Succeeded by	Zalmay Khalilzad
United States Ambassador to Tajikistan
In office November 11, 1998 – July 13, 2001
President	Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Preceded by	R. Grant Smith
Succeeded by	Franklin Huddle
United States Ambassador to Azerbaijan Acting
In office March 16, 1992 – September 15, 1992
President	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Diplomatic relations established
Succeeded by	Richard Miles
Personal details
Born	(1945-12-19) December 19, 1945 (age 78)
Alma mater	St. John's University New York University Princeton University

Robert Patrick John Finn (born December 19, 1945) is an American scholar of Turkish Studies and International Relations, and was the first United States ambassador to Afghanistan in more than 20 years, from March 22, 2002, until August 1, 2004.^[1] He was succeeded by Zalmay Khalilzad.