Robert Solwin Smith
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Robert Solwin Smith (1924 New York City – May 22, 2013 McLean, Virginia) was a non-career appointee who served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs between 1969 and 1974,[1] American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Ivory Coast from 1974 to 1976,[2] and vice president of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.[3]
He left Yale University to serve in the Navy during World War II. Smith returned to Yale, graduating in 1947. He received a master's degree in 1949 and a doctorate in 1956, both in government, at Harvard University.
Smith died at his home due to complications from melanoma.[3]
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- Ambassadors of the United States to Ivory Coast
- Yale University alumni
- Harvard University alumni
- 1924 births
- 2013 deaths
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- Deaths from melanoma in the United States
- Diplomats from New York City
- People from McLean, Virginia
- American business executives
- 20th-century American military personnel
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