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| − | '''Robert H. McBride''' was a | + | '''Robert Henry McBride''' was an American diplomat.<ref name="nytimes">[https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/28/obituaries/robert-h-mcbride-65-was-us-ambassador.html Robert H. McBride, 65, Was U.S. Ambassador], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 28, 1983</ref> He was [[United States Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] from 1967 to 1969 and as [[United States Ambassador to Mexico]] from 1969 to 1974.<ref name="nytimes"/><ref>[http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/po/com/10458.htm United States Department of State archive, Congo]</ref><ref>[http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/po/com/10948.htm United States Department of State archive, Mexico]</ref><ref>[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGWZ-XYW Robert Mcbride, United States Social Security Death Index]</ref> |
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| + | ==Early life== | ||
| + | Robert Henry McBride was born in [[Aberdeen, Scotland]] to American parents, and attended schools in [[Spain]] and [[France]]. As a result, he spoke French and Spanish fluently.<ref name="nytimes"/> He graduated from [[Princeton University]] in 1940.<ref name="nytimes"/> | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | He joined the [[United States Foreign Service]] in 1941, and worked in embassies in [[Havana]], [[Algiers]], [[Naples]], [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Rabat]], [[Paris]] and [[Madrid]].<ref name="nytimes"/> He was Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1967 to 1969, and to Mexico from 1969 to 1974.<ref name="nytimes"/> | ||
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| + | In 1974, he became a diplomat-in-residence at the [[University of Virginia]] in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]].<ref name="nytimes"/> He sat on the Board of Directors of the [[Inter-American Council for Immigration and Development]].<ref name="nytimes"/> | ||
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| + | ==Personal life== | ||
| + | He was married to Jacqueline McBride, and they had three children.<ref name="nytimes"/> | ||
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Revision as of 05:59, 10 October 2022
 Robert McBride    (diplomat) | |
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 McBride (left) with Congolese President Joseph-Désiré Mobutu and Foreign Minister Justin Marie Bomboko shortly after presenting his credentials as Ambassador to the Congo, 1967 | |
| Born | May 25, 1918 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Died | December 26, 1983 (Age 65) |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
Robert Henry McBride was an American diplomat.[1] He was United States Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1967 to 1969 and as United States Ambassador to Mexico from 1969 to 1974.[1][2][3][4]
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Early life
Robert Henry McBride was born in Aberdeen, Scotland to American parents, and attended schools in Spain and France. As a result, he spoke French and Spanish fluently.[1] He graduated from Princeton University in 1940.[1]
Career
He joined the United States Foreign Service in 1941, and worked in embassies in Havana, Algiers, Naples, Port-au-Prince, Rabat, Paris and Madrid.[1] He was Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1967 to 1969, and to Mexico from 1969 to 1974.[1]
In 1974, he became a diplomat-in-residence at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.[1] He sat on the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Council for Immigration and Development.[1]
Personal life
He was married to Jacqueline McBride, and they had three children.[1]
