Robert M. Sayre

Robert Sayre
Sayre in June 1990
4th Coordinator for Counterterrorism
In office
May 11, 1982 – September 10, 1984
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byAnthony Quainton
Succeeded byRobert B. Oakley
United States Ambassador to Brazil
In office
June 8, 1978 – September 19, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Preceded byJohn Crimmins
Succeeded byTony Motley
8th Inspector General of the Department of State
In office
November 25, 1975 – May 1, 1978
PresidentGerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded byWilliam Schaufele
Succeeded byTheodore L. Eliot Jr.
United States Ambassador to Panama
In office
October 31, 1969 – March 14, 1974
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byCharles Adair
Succeeded byWilliam Jorden
United States Ambassador to Uruguay
In office
August 27, 1968 – October 19, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Preceded byHenry Hoyt
Succeeded byCharles Adair
Personal details
Born
Robert Marion Sayre

(1924-08-18)August 18, 1924
Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S.
DiedMarch 31, 2016(2016-03-31) (aged 91)
Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
EducationWillamette University (BA)
Stanford University (MA)
George Washington University (JD)

Robert Marion Sayre (August 18, 1924 – March 31, 2016) was a United States State Department official and ambassador to Brazil, Panama and Uruguay.[1] A career foreign service officer specializing in Latin American affairs, Sayre served as the United States Ambassador to Uruguay from 1968 to 1969, Ambassador to Panama from 1969 to 1974, and Ambassador to Brazil from 1978 to 1981.[2] He also held the position of Inspector General of the U.S. State Department from 1974 to 1978.[2]

  1. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ROBERT M. SAYRE" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 31 October 1995. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Barnes, Bart (2016-05-06). "Robert M. Sayre, U.S. ambassador to three countries, dies at 91". Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-05-14.