Horace Gates Torbert Jr. (October 7, 1911 – March 24, 2008), also known as Tully Torbert, was an American diplomat. A career Foreign Service Officer, he acted as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Hungary from February 1961 to December 1962, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Somalia (1963–1965) and Bulgaria (1970–1973). Gates was born in Washington D.C. on October 7, 1911. He graduated from Yale University and

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. He died on March 24, 2008, at the age of 96.

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{{US-diplomat-stub 1911 births 2008 deaths Ambassadors of the United States to Bulgaria Ambassadors of the United States to Hungary Ambassadors of the United States to Somalia Harvard Business School alumni Yale University alumni