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
President	Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Arnold Lewis Raphel
Succeeded by	Nicholas Platt
U.S. Ambassador to Somalia
In office 30 September 1982 – 12 August 1984
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Donald K. Petterson
Succeeded by	Peter Bridges
U.S. Ambassador to Zaire
In office 6 November 1979 – 22 August 1982
President	Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Walter L. Cutler
Succeeded by	Peter Dalton Constable
5th Coordinator for Counterterrorism
In office September 10, 1984 – October 12, 1986
Preceded by	Robert M. Sayre
Succeeded by	L. Paul Bremer
Personal details
Born	Robert Bigger Oakley (1931-03-12)March 12, 1931 Dallas, Texas, United States
Died	December 10, 2014(2014-12-10) (aged 83) McLean, Virginia, United States
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Phyllis E. Oakley ​ ​ (m. 1958⁠–⁠2014)​ (his death)
Alma mater	South Kent School, Princeton University

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]