Robert McBride
 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]
