Robert Charles Frost Gordon (March 19, 1920 – June 12, 2001) was an American diplomat, appointed as U.S. Ambassador to Mauritius. He graduated with a B.A. in 1941 and an M.A. (1949) from the

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at Berkeley. From 1941 to 1946, Gordon was with the Bethlehem Steel Corp., and from 1946 to 1948, he was with Tri-Metals Corp. He joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1950 and served as a foreign affairs analyst at the

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and then as a political officer in

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and

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. In 1961 to 1963, he was a personnel officer at the State Department, and he attended the

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from 1963 to 1964. From then on until 1965, he was Deputy Chief of Mission in

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. From 1965 to 1970, Gordon was the counselor for political-military affairs in

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. He then was special assistant for welfare and grievances at the State Department from 1970 to 1972. From 1972 to 1978, he was the consul general in

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. Gordon was appointed by

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to be

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in 1980. He would replace Samuel Rhea Gammon III, who resigned. He was coordinator for the handicapped at the State Department from 1978 to 1980.

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