Robert B. Van Valkenburgh | |
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| United States Ambassador to Japan | |
| In office May 4, 1867 – November 11, 1869 | |
| President | Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant |
| Preceded by | Robert H. Pruyn |
| Succeeded by | Charles E. DeLong |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
| In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | William Irvine |
| Succeeded by | Hamilton Ward |
| Constituency | 28th district (1861–1863) 27th district (1863–1865) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1821 Prattsburgh, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 1888 (aged 66) Suwannee Springs, Floridia, U.S. |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States (Union |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 107th New York Volunteer Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War
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Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh (September 4, 1821 – August 1, 1888) was a United States representative from New York, officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and subsequent US Minister Resident to Japan.