Warren Delano Robbins
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Warren Delano Robbins was an American
United States
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 diplomat
Diplomat
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 and first cousin of President
President of the United States
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 Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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.

Robbins was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Harvard University
Harvard University
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 in 1908. In 1909, he became a secretary on the staff of the United States Ambassador to Portugal
United States Ambassador to Portugal
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. In subsequent years, he would work in a lower-level diplomatic function in Argentina
Argentina
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 (1909), France
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 (1911), and Guatemala
Guatemala
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 (1914). In 1916, he was briefly assigend to the Department of State's Division of Latin American Affairs before returning to Argentina in 1917 and then on to Chile
Chile
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 in 1919. In 1921, Robbins was promoted as Chief of the Division of Near Eastern Affairs, before serving in Germany
Germany
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 (1922) and Italy
Italy
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 (1925).

In 1929, Robbins was elevated to Minister and given his first post as Chief of Mission, in Salvador
El Salvador
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. (The country would change its name to El Salvador while he was at that post.) In 1930, he was made a White House
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 ceremonial officer and in 1931 was reassigned to the State Department as Chief of Protocol of the United States
Chief of Protocol of the United States
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. In this role, he was responsible for greeting foreign dignitaries and other ceremonial duties.

In 1933, he was assigned as Chief of Mission to Canada
Canada
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, a position he held until shortly before his death of pneumonia
Pneumonia
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, aged 49.
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