Robert O. Blake

For his son, also a diplomat, see Robert O. Blake Jr.
Robert O. Blake
United States Ambassador to Mali
In office
December 10, 1970 – May 20, 1973
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byG. Edward Clark
Succeeded byPatricia M. Byrne
Personal details
Born
Robert Orris Blake

(1921-04-07)April 7, 1921
Los Angeles, California, US
DiedDecember 28, 2015(2015-12-28) (aged 94)
Washington, D.C., US
Spouse
Sylvia Whitehouse
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(m. 1956)​
Children3, including Robert Jr., Lucy
Parent(s)Frank Orris Blake
Marjorie Edwards
Alma materStanford University
Johns Hopkins University

Robert Orris Blake (April 7, 1921 – December 28, 2015) was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Mali from 1970 to 1973.[1]

  1. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ROBERT O. BLAKE" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 29 December 1990. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.