Robert Louis Barry (August 28, 1934 – March 11, 2024) was an American ambassador and diplomat. He was a member of the

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and a United States ambassador to Bulgaria and Indonesia.

Biography

Robert Louis Barry was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 28, 1934. A member of

Dartmouth College Dartmouth College (; ) is a private research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although founded to educate Native A ...

's Class of 1956, he was his class' 50th-year reunion honorary degree recipient, receiving a

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at the College's 236th Commencement Exercises on June 11, 2006. Barry also received a master's degree from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

in 1962. Barry was the United States ambassador Indonesia from 1992 to 1995. He served as ambassador to Bulgaria from 1981 to 1984. He was the head of the US delegation to the Stockholm Conference on Disarmament in Europe from 1985 to 1987, the Deputy Director of the Voice of America from 1988 to 1990 and the Coordinator of US Assistance to Eastern Europe from 1990 to 1992. Following retirement he was the Head of Mission for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1998 to 2001. Barry lived in

Rindge, New Hampshire Rindge is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,476 at the 2020 census, up from 6,014 at the 2010 census. Rindge is home to Franklin Pierce University, the Cathedral of the Pines and part of Annett State ...

. Barry died from

vascular dementia Vascular dementia (VaD) is dementia caused by problems in the supply of blood to the brain, typically a series of minor strokes, leading to worsening cognitive abilities, the decline occurring piecemeal. The term refers to a syndrome consisting ...

at his home in

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, on March 11, 2024, at the age of 89.

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Nominations, October 23, 1981

* ttp://www.maxwell.syr.edu/ict/events/archive/4-1-04-GAI-robert-barry.htm Global Policies Lecture Series presents Robert L. Barry
txt files/2004bar Interview with Barry
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barry, Robert L. 1934 births 2024 deaths Ambassadors of the United States to Indonesia Ambassadors of the United States to Bulgaria People from Rindge, New Hampshire Columbia University alumni Dartmouth College alumni People from Pittsburgh United States Foreign Service personnel