Robert B. Oakley

Robert B. Oakley
Robert Oakley in Somalia in 1993
19th U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan
In office
18 August 1988 – 29 August 1991
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byArnold Lewis Raphel
Succeeded byNicholas Platt
U.S. Ambassador to Somalia
In office
30 September 1982 – 12 August 1984
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byDonald K. Petterson
Succeeded byPeter Bridges
U.S. Ambassador to Zaire
In office
6 November 1979 – 22 August 1982
PresidentJimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Preceded byWalter L. Cutler
Succeeded byPeter Dalton Constable
5th Coordinator for Counterterrorism
In office
September 10, 1984 – October 12, 1986
Preceded byRobert M. Sayre
Succeeded byL. Paul Bremer
Personal details
Born
Robert Bigger Oakley

(1931-03-12)March 12, 1931
Dallas, Texas, United States
DiedDecember 10, 2014(2014-12-10) (aged 83)
McLean, Virginia, United States
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1958⁠–⁠2014)
(his death)
Alma materSouth Kent School, Princeton University
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Robert Bigger Oakley (March 12, 1931 – December 10, 2014) was an American diplomat whose 34-year career (1957–1991) as a Foreign Service Officer included appointments as United States Ambassador to Zaire, Somalia, and Pakistan and, in the early 1990s, as a special envoy during the American involvement in Somalia.[1]