W. Robert Pearson | |
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 W. Robert Pearson | |
| United States Ambassador to Turkey | |
| In office September 21, 2000 – July 23, 2003 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Mark Robert Parris |
| Succeeded by | Eric S. Edelman |
| 14th Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State | |
| In office 1991–1993 | |
| Preceded by | J. Stapleton Roy |
| Succeeded by | Marc Isaiah Grossman |
| 25th Director General of the Foreign Service | |
| In office October 7, 2003 – February 27, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth A. Davis |
| Succeeded by | George McDade Staples |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1943 (age 80–81) |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University University of Virginia Law School |
| Profession | Diplomat |
W. Robert Pearson (born 1943) is a former Foreign Service Officer who served as United States Ambassador to Turkey (2000–2003) and later as Director of Human Resources in the Foreign Service until his retirement in 2006. He became the fourth President of the nonprofit International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) in November 2008.