Roger Kirk (diplomat)
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Roger Kirk was a career diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Somalia
(1973-75) and Romania
(1985-1989).
He received a BA
from Princeton University
in 1952 and served in the US Air Force from 1952 to 1955. From 1963 until 1975 he was the US Ambassador to Somalia. In 1978 he was nominated to be the Deputy Representative of the US to the International Atomic Energy Agency
, in which capacity he served from 1978 until 1983. From 1985 until 1989 he was the US Ambassador to Romania.
He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy
.
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
(1973-75) and Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
(1985-1989).
He received a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1952 and served in the US Air Force from 1952 to 1955. From 1963 until 1975 he was the US Ambassador to Somalia. In 1978 he was nominated to be the Deputy Representative of the US to the International Atomic Energy Agency
International Atomic Energy Agency
The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
, in which capacity he served from 1978 until 1983. From 1985 until 1989 he was the US Ambassador to Romania.
He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy
American Academy of Diplomacy
The American Academy of Diplomacy is a private, non-profit, non-partisan, elected organization whose active membership is limited to men and women who have held positions of high responsibility in crafting and implementing American foreign policy...
.